"Pete C." wrote in message
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RBM wrote:

"rangerssuck" wrote in message
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I'm doing some work in my (unfinished, never going to be finished)
basement. I have to run some new wiring about 2 feet across a concrete
block wall. There is one 6-3 cable and 4 12-3 cables. Is it
permissible to fasten the 6-3 cable to the wall and then tie-wrap the
other cables to it? If not, can I screw anchors into the wall and tie
wrap the whole bundle to the anchors?

Is there a better way to do this?

Thanks.

I don't believe the Nec allows bundling cables, although I can't find
anything that specifically says this. You certainly can use tie wraps,
but
it may be easier to screw a slice of plywood to the wall then staple them
to
it, individually.

I don't have time to dig through my code book, but are the cables even
required to be supported on the block wall at all if it is only a 2'
span and they are supported on either side of the wall?

I can't picture what his situation is, but no, the cables have to be
supported at 4.5' intervals, so if they're supported on either side, they
wouldn't have to be supported on the block