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Temporary installations 590.4(g)

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1life1impact

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on construction sites...does this men that you can literally just splice 2 nonmetallic multiconductor cords and simply tape them up with electrical tape , rather than use a jbox? (As long as equipment grounding continuity is maintained)
 
tortuga

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Yes.
Note that they added another exception (2) in the 2020 NEC to clarify a few other common practices on construction sites.
 
roger

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1life1impact said:
on construction sites...does this men that you can literally just splice 2 nonmetallic multiconductor cords and simply tape them up with electrical tape , rather than use a jbox? (As long as equipment grounding continuity is maintained)
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I would use wire nuts.

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LarryFine

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tortuga said:
Oh yeah I would assume wirenuts are involved.
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We usually are.
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