Hi, I have a wood floor to ceiling cabinet in this house I bought.
Inside, underneath a shelf, is a 14 gauge Romex line that goes from
the wall on the left to a box with an outlet on the right. The Romex
is stapled to the underside of one of the shelves.

Is this even close to being code ?

Does the wire need to be run through a conduit ?

I've seen other wires just stapled to a board on a wall, like the 110
line for a washer in a basement.

Thank you.

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Hi, I have a wood floor to ceiling cabinet in this house I bought.
Inside, underneath a shelf, is a 14 gauge Romex line that goes from
the wall on the left to a box with an outlet on the right. The Romex
is stapled to the underside of one of the shelves.

Is this even close to being code ?

As long as the shelf is fixed, not movable, and the cable is securely
fastened, I don't see a reason why not.

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Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.

On Oct 9, 8:31 pm, (Doug Miller) wrote:
In article . com, wrote:
Hi, I have a wood floor to ceiling cabinet in this house I bought.
Inside, underneath a shelf, is a 14 gauge Romex line that goes from
the wall on the left to a box with an outlet on the right. The Romex
is stapled to the underside of one of the shelves.

Is this even close to being code ?

As long as the shelf is fixed, not movable, and the cable is securely
fastened, I don't see a reason why not.

--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.

Thanks ! I'll help throw that tea, too.

On Oct 9, 7:24 pm, wrote:
Hi, I have a wood floor to ceiling cabinet in this house I bought.
Inside, underneath a shelf, is a 14 gauge Romex line that goes from
the wall on the left to a box with an outlet on the right. The Romex
is stapled to the underside of one of the shelves.

Is this even close to being code ?

Does the wire need to be run through a conduit ?

I've seen other wires just stapled to a board on a wall, like the 110
line for a washer in a basement.

Thank you.

Does your local code require conduit? I know to most here this is a
silly question, but in Chicago-land area, everything must be in
conduit, or BX allowed for short fixture runs only, no exceptions.

Does your local code require conduit? I know to most here this is a
silly question, but in Chicago-land area, everything must be in
conduit, or BX allowed for short fixture runs only, no exceptions.

I can ask a friend of a friend on that.

Chicago doesn't even allow PVC plumbing, do they ?