Sesquipedalian101
Member
- Location
- Spokane, Washington, USA
Howdy!
I am new here; so please be gentle :angel:
I am also a "low voltage guy" who, for a variety of reasons, gets heavily involved in designing the power distribution systems that support our Data Centers and our Communication Closets. As a part of this work, I have yet another "Neutral Marking" question. I have searched the Mike Holt Forum and found numerous articles about "white wires." The problem is, I am not seeing anything that answers my specific question (clarification actually); and, thus far, the threads that come the closest are all closed. This means I cannot pick one of those and chime in with a "what about this?" query.
The basic scenario is this: We have an area that will be served by three (3) 120 Volt branch circuits. For the purposes intended, there will be three (3) "hot" wires, and three "neutral" (grounded) conductors -- all pulled into a common raceway (conduit). It would be nice if there were a simple way to "match up" each neutral with its associated hot wire. A "colored stripe" would, from a visual point of view, be ideal.
Looking through the code, I find, "Wires that have their outer covering finished to show a white or gray color but have colored tracer threads in the braid identifying the source of manufacture shall be considered as meeting the provisions of this section..."
From reading this, it is unclear [to me] whether they are saying that the stripe must not only be "in the braid" but must also be the component that actually *identifies* the source of manufacture; or if the stripe may simply be "co-resident with" the printing that identifies the source of manufacture. To put it another way: May I use as the grounded conductor a white wire, on which the manufacturer's markings are printed in black, that also has a colored (non-green) stripe embedded in the same layer of the covering as said black printing?
:?
I apologize if this seems like a trivial question or concern. It's just that I have established a good working relationship with our electricians. My Dad used to tell me, "It's often better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool, than to open it and remove all doubt."
In keeping with Dad's advice, I'd just like to be sure my suggestion is not foolish :roll: before I make it to the folks with whom I have to work!
Thanks!!
-- 101 --
I am new here; so please be gentle :angel:
I am also a "low voltage guy" who, for a variety of reasons, gets heavily involved in designing the power distribution systems that support our Data Centers and our Communication Closets. As a part of this work, I have yet another "Neutral Marking" question. I have searched the Mike Holt Forum and found numerous articles about "white wires." The problem is, I am not seeing anything that answers my specific question (clarification actually); and, thus far, the threads that come the closest are all closed. This means I cannot pick one of those and chime in with a "what about this?" query.
The basic scenario is this: We have an area that will be served by three (3) 120 Volt branch circuits. For the purposes intended, there will be three (3) "hot" wires, and three "neutral" (grounded) conductors -- all pulled into a common raceway (conduit). It would be nice if there were a simple way to "match up" each neutral with its associated hot wire. A "colored stripe" would, from a visual point of view, be ideal.
Looking through the code, I find, "Wires that have their outer covering finished to show a white or gray color but have colored tracer threads in the braid identifying the source of manufacture shall be considered as meeting the provisions of this section..."
From reading this, it is unclear [to me] whether they are saying that the stripe must not only be "in the braid" but must also be the component that actually *identifies* the source of manufacture; or if the stripe may simply be "co-resident with" the printing that identifies the source of manufacture. To put it another way: May I use as the grounded conductor a white wire, on which the manufacturer's markings are printed in black, that also has a colored (non-green) stripe embedded in the same layer of the covering as said black printing?
:?
I apologize if this seems like a trivial question or concern. It's just that I have established a good working relationship with our electricians. My Dad used to tell me, "It's often better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool, than to open it and remove all doubt."
In keeping with Dad's advice, I'd just like to be sure my suggestion is not foolish :roll: before I make it to the folks with whom I have to work!
Thanks!!
-- 101 --