receptacle above ceilings

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The only time the cords can be used in the underfloor area is if the installation is an Article 645 installation.
 
steelersman said:
what cords exist that aren't flexible?
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As Bob said, I'm using the terminology used by the NEC which is, "Flexible Cords", see the title of article 400.

If the title of article 400 were "Limp Cords and Cables" I would be using that terminology. :wink:

Roger
 
wasasparky said:
I know Romex gets tricky at about 20 below zero...aah the good ole days wiring houses in MN in January...

Flex cord gets a bit stiff I guess, but never had any crack/split...
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technically in the code it says you aren't suppossed to wire with romex below 32 degrees Fahrenheit. At least it used to say that so I assume it is still in the 08 code. But nobody I've ever been around abides by that rule. I know I've been guilty of it plenty of times. :)
 
steelersman said:
I'm still looking for it. I swear it was in one of the previous ones unless it's one of those codes that I ws told once and just assumed it to be true.
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I believe "one of those codes" is quite prevalent in our industry.


Don't waste time looking for it, you will not find it.

It is in the UL White Book though. I am not sure but the temperature mentioned may be 14 degrees F.
I am too satiated to reach 2 ft for my UL book. ;):grin: Something to do with turkey, pie and more pie...okay some whipped cream too. :cool:
 
Pierre C Belarge said:
I believe "one of those codes" is quite prevalent in our industry.


Don't waste time looking for it, you will not find it.

It is in the UL White Book though. I am not sure but the temperature mentioned may be 14 degrees F.
I am too satiated to reach 2 ft for my UL book. ;):grin: Something to do with turkey, pie and more pie...okay some whipped cream too. :cool:
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yeah I think you're right. It's one of those things that I've had in my head since I was a helper and I just can't remember who told me that but I always assumed it to be true.... well unless it really is in the UL book you are talking about. Maybe that is where the "someone" who told me this got their info from. Time for bed for me. I can't fight off the tryptophan any longer. :)
 
steelersman said:
yeah I think you're right. It's one of those things that I've had in my head since I was a helper and I just can't remember who told me that but I always assumed it to be true.... well unless it really is in the UL book you are talking about. Maybe that is where the "someone" who told me this got their info from. Time for bed for me. I can't fight off the tryptophan any longer. :)
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There was a post a while back from someone in Alaska ,or some other way to cold for me place, that when they would drop a roll of NM and it was really cold the jacketing would just break on it.
 
Would 400.7(8) allow the use of a recep above a suspended ceiling for something installed that requires a recep?

The reason I ask. A few years ago a hotel with multiple buildings installed a comunication device that had the transmitter/receiver above the drop ceiling. It had a flexable cord and could not be hard wired. I installed a recep above the grid for it and used that code article to back up my install to the insp.
 
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