romex jockey
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- Location
- Vermont
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- electrician
Garage wired via rx. in shmurf flex >>
thoughts??
~RJ~


thoughts??
~RJ~
Garage wired via rx. in shmurf flex >>
thoughts??
~RJ~
334.15(B) Protection from Physical Damage. Cable shall be protected from physical damage where necessary by rigid metal conduit, intermediate metal conduit, electrical metallic tubing, Schedule 80 PVC conduit, Type RTRC marked with the suffix -XW, or other approved means.
Well, I approve. Does that count?Smurf would need to fall under "other approved means" to meet the NEC.
It's a resi garage Growler, so rakes, shovels, etc ....i wuz thinkin' physical protection.....~RJ~
I believe the crux of the question is whether the tube is not acceptable whereas the exposed NM would be. Does the use of the tube create a violation? I'd say no, it doesn't worsen the installation.
Kinda like having contact with the police. Every time it happens, it costs me time, freedom, money, or various combinations.Interpretation costs me money.
Apparently sched 40 is looked at as being no tougher than NM, MC, or even EMT.ETA: Smurf is much more flimsy than schedule 40 and schedule 40 is apparently not an allowed method since schedule 80 was called out.
I agree it doesn't make it worse. But does it make it better? As mentioned, 334.15(B) doesn't specifically say smurf is an approved means of protection. It's open to interpretation. I hate when things are open to interpretation. Interpretation costs me money.
ETA: Smurf is much more flimsy than schedule 40 and schedule 40 is apparently not an allowed method since schedule 80 was called out.
Kinda like having contact with the police. Every time it happens, it costs me time, freedom, money, or various combinations.
Is the smurf supposed to terminate in a box?
In a complete raceway system, yes. As a sleeve, depends if the thing it's sleeving is properly terminated independent of the sleeve.
I can hardly wait for robot electricians to take over. I can see it all now.
Danger Will Robinson, BS overload, this does not compute.