Regulation on how often the AWG must be printed on wire?

[don_resqcapt19]

I understand that the manufacturers do not have to follow the NEC, however they have to sell their products. I guarantee that if the NEC required marking every foot (just a silly example, not saying they should or would) the manufacturers would comply.

90.4(D) is great, but too often AHJ's do not allow exceptions. We saw that with the silly line side connector requirement.

I am just not going to agree...the manufacture just will not make changes to a listed product based on an NEC requirement until the product listing standard has changed.

 

[don_resqcapt19]

I have noticed this recently as I have been looking at kitchen island pop-up receptacles.
Today's marketing literature says one is NEC approved, but the installation instructions say it is built to NEC 2014 requirements and it must be replaced if liquid is spilled into it. Others say they meet current NEC but are only spill resistant when closed.

It is too bad we have to be UL standards experts in order to apply products to the NEC. I thought keeping track of which year NEC my locality was on was bad enough (we are still on 2017).

There is a lot of very misleading and close to fraudulent advertising on those products. As far as I know, only one manufacturer has a code compliant countertop pop-up receptacle as this time, even though many others suggest they do. Have even seen some cord and plug connected pop-up where the manufacture said they were countertop compliant, but when you look up the actual listing they are only suitable for use in potable work surfaces.

It is too bad that manufacturers intentionally mislead consumers to sell non-compliant products.