Running SEU through sill plate of stud wall

[Doc13067]

Hello, I have a 100 amp service job where the exterior wall was not finished near the location of the meter socket so when I came out of the meter socket I couldn’t attach it to the exterior of the wall. Instead I ran it inside the wall and kept it so it is 1/4” away from the edge of the studs on both sides. But when I got to the plate I drilled through the plate and ran the cable through the hole, which made it exit into the basement right at the location of the disconnect. Can anyone tell me if the inspector will likely have a problem with the cable running through a hole in the sill plate? Usually I would’ve ran it outside and went inside under the plate, directly into the basement but this was not an option.

 

[LarryFine]

Hammer on a couple of nail plates or get a larger on in the plumbing department.

 

[augie47]

If it's actually unprotected (no overcurrent device) cable, the inspector might have a bigger problem with 230.70(A)(1). Most jurisdictions have a pretty strict rule on how far you can run unprotected cable on the interior of a structure.

 

[Doc13067]

Thank you for your replies guys. Greatly appreciated. It only runs 6’ to the disconnect, 4’ down the inside of the wall and 2’ out to the disconnect so it’s not an excessive length running inside. But I have never ran a cable this way through a sill plate in a stud wall and all so I’m a little nervous.