Okay, here's the deal. There's a discussion going on at another forum. It's a home inspectors forum and I am trying to figure out if my interpretation is wrong or right. I sure hope I don't have to suck up and admit I'm wrong but I've been wrong before!!
You've got your standard residential wiring, romex coming out of a drilled hole at the back of a cabinet. The romex runs over and is connected to the garbage disposal. The electrician slid a piece of ENT over the romex, no j-boxes or connectors on either end.
I am considering the ENT a sleeve and is there for the protection of the romex. I have read on this site where some feel that exposed romex is okay in this type of installation and others on here feel like it needs protection...about 50/50. Some of the others over at the HI site are saying that this is a raceway and needs a j-box and proper connectors and supported as required by the NEC.
Am I way out in left field on this one? Please let me know if I am making a mistake by allowing the electrician to use ENT in this type of installation without boxes, connectors and securing as stated in the NEC for raceways/ENT.
Here is a link to the discussion.
http://www.inspectionnews.net/home_inspection/electrical-systems-home-inspection-commercial-inspection/13399-romex-through-sheetrock.html#post84516