"Short sections" of conduit for protection of cable are not required
to be
grounded (250.86-ex2).


RBM wrote:
You're correct, if you consider 16 feet of emt a "short section"


"Short section" is a remarkably ambiguous phrase and I would think you
could get very different answers from different inspectors. I agree
going one story sounds longish. One could also argue the EMT is not for
protection and doesn't qualify for the exemption. I would beg the
question and fish it.

bud--