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    This document outlines regulations for installing wiring on insulators in dry, damp, wet, or corrosive locations. It specifies that in dry locations, conductors must be enclosed in flexible tubing in continuous lengths not exceeding 4.5 meters and secured every 1.4 meters. For locations subject to dampness, conductors must form drip loops and pass through non-combustible insulating tubes. Where exposed to physical damage within 2.1 meters from the floor, conductors must be protected via guard strips, running boards, boxing, or rigid conduit. The document also specifies requirements for installing conductors through or parallel to framing members, minimum clearances from other objects, and securing and supporting conductors.

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    This document outlines regulations for installing wiring on insulators in dry, damp, wet, or corrosive locations. It specifies that in dry locations, conductors must be enclosed in flexible tubing in continuous lengths not exceeding 4.5 meters and secured every 1.4 meters. For locations subject to dampness, conductors must form drip loops and pass through non-combustible insulating tubes. Where exposed to physical damage within 2.1 meters from the floor, conductors must be protected via guard strips, running boards, boxing, or rigid conduit. The document also specifies requirements for installing conductors through or parallel to framing members, minimum clearances from other objects, and securing and supporting conductors.

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    This document outlines regulations for installing wiring on insulators in dry, damp, wet, or corrosive locations. It specifies that in dry locations, conductors must be enclosed in flexible tubing in continuous lengths not exceeding 4.5 meters and secured every 1.4 meters. For locations subject to dampness, conductors must form drip loops and pass through non-combustible insulating tubes. Where exposed to physical damage within 2.1 meters from the floor, conductors must be protected via guard strips, running boards, boxing, or rigid conduit. The document also specifies requirements for installing conductors through or parallel to framing members, minimum clearances from other objects, and securing and supporting conductors.

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    This document outlines regulations for installing wiring on insulators in dry, damp, wet, or corrosive locations. It specifies that in dry locations, conductors must be enclosed in flexible tubing in continuous lengths not exceeding 4.5 meters and secured every 1.4 meters. For locations subject to dampness, conductors must form drip loops and pass through non-combustible insulating tubes. Where exposed to physical damage within 2.1 meters from the floor, conductors must be protected via guard strips, running boards, boxing, or rigid conduit. The document also specifies requirements for installing conductors through or parallel to framing members, minimum clearances from other objects, and securing and supporting conductors.

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    ARTICLE 398 OPEN WIRING ON INSULATORS

    398.15 Exposed Work.


    (A) Dry Locations. In dry locations, where not exposed to
    physical damage, conductors shall be permitted to be separately enclosed in flexible nonmetallic tubing. The tubing
    shall be in continuous lengths not exceeding 4.5 m (15 ft)
    and secured to the surface by straps at intervals not exceeding 1.4 m (412 ft).
    (B) Entering Spaces Subject to Dampness, Wetness, or
    Corrosive Vapors. Conductors entering or leaving locations subject to dampness, wetness, or corrosive vapors
    shall have drip loops formed on them and shall then pass
    upward and inward from the outside of the buildings, or
    from the damp, wet, or corrosive location, through noncombustible, nonabsorbent insulating tubes.
    Informational Note: See 230.52 for individual conductors
    entering buildings or other structures.

    (C) Exposed to Physical Damage. Conductors within 2.1


    m (7 ft) from the floor shall be considered exposed to
    physical damage. Where open conductors cross ceiling
    joists and wall studs and are exposed to physical damage,
    they shall be protected by one of the following methods:
    (1) Guard strips not less than 25 mm (1 in.) nominal in
    thickness and at least as high as the insulating supports,
    placed on each side of and close to the wiring.
    (2) A substantial running board at least 13 mm (12 in.) thick
    in back of the conductors with side protections. Running
    boards shall extend at least 25 mm (1 in.) outside the
    conductors, but not more than 50 mm (2 in.), and the
    protecting sides shall be at least 50 mm (2 in.) high and at
    least 25 mm (1 in.), nominal, in thickness.
    (3) Boxing made in accordance with 398.15(C)(1) or (C)(2)
    and furnished with a cover kept at least 25 mm (1 in.)
    away from the conductors within. Where protecting vertical conductors on side walls, the boxing shall be closed at
    the top and the holes through which the conductors pass
    shall be bushed.
    (4) Rigid metal conduit, intermediate metal conduit, rigid
    nonmetallic conduit, or electrical metallic tubing. When
    installed in metal piping, the conductors shall be encased
    in continuous lengths of approved flexible tubing.
    398.17 Through or Parallel to Framing Members. Open
    conductors shall be separated from contact with walls,
    floors, wood cross members, or partitions through which
    they pass by tubes or bushings of noncombustible, nonabsorbent insulating material. Where the bushing is shorter
    than the hole, a waterproof sleeve of noninductive material
    shall be inserted in the hole and an insulating bushing
    slipped into the sleeve at each end in such a manner as to
    keep the conductors absolutely out of contact with the
    sleeve. Each conductor shall be carried through a separate
    tube or sleeve.

    2011 Edition

    NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE

    398.30

    Informational Note: See 310.15(A)(3) for temperature


    limitation of conductors.

    398.19 Clearances. Open conductors shall be separated at


    least 50 mm (2 in.) from metal raceways, piping, or other
    conducting material, and from any exposed lighting, power,
    or signaling conductor, or shall be separated therefrom by a
    continuous and firmly fixed nonconductor in addition to the
    insulation of the conductor. Where any insulating tube is used,
    it shall be secured at the ends. Where practicable, conductors
    shall pass over rather than under any piping subject to leakage
    or accumulations of moisture.
    398.23 In Accessible Attics. Conductors in unfinished attics and roof spaces shall comply with 398.23(A) or (B).
    (A) Accessible by Stairway or Permanent Ladder. Conductors shall be installed along the side of or through bored
    holes in floor joists, studs, or rafters. Where run through bored
    holes, conductors in the joists and in studs or rafters to a
    height of not less than 2.1 m (7 ft) above the floor or floor
    joists shall be protected by substantial running boards extending not less than 25 mm (1 in.) on each side of the conductors.
    Running boards shall be securely fastened in place. Running
    boards and guard strips shall not be required for conductors
    installed along the sides of joists, studs, or rafters.
    (B) Not Accessible by Stairway or Permanent Ladder.
    Conductors shall be installed along the sides of or through
    bored holes in floor joists, studs, or rafters.
    Exception: In buildings completed before the wiring is
    installed, in attic and roof spaces that are not accessible by
    stairway or permanent ladder and have headroom at all
    points less than 900 mm (3 ft), the wiring shall be permitted
    to be installed on the edges of rafters or joists facing the
    attic or roof space.
    398.30 Securing and Supporting.
    (A) Conductor Sizes Smaller Than 8 AWG. Conductors
    smaller than 8 AWG shall be rigidly supported on noncombustible, nonabsorbent insulating materials and shall not contact any other objects. Supports shall be installed as follows:
    (1) Within 150 mm (6 in.) from a tap or splice
    (2) Within 300 mm (12 in.) of a dead-end connection to a
    lampholder or receptacle
    (3) At intervals not exceeding 1.4 m (412 ft) and at closer
    intervals sufficient to provide adequate support where
    likely to be disturbed
    (B) Conductor Sizes 8 AWG and Larger. Supports for
    conductors 8 AWG or larger installed across open spaces
    shall be permitted up to 4.5 m (15 ft) apart if noncombustible, nonabsorbent insulating spacers are used at

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