Repair of "nicked" Romex sheathing
I noticed that there is a small nick in the plastic sheathing of a run
of Romex cable in my basement (it was installed & reportedly inspected by a licensed electrician about 4 years ago). The bare copper ground is clearly visible through the nick but the other conductors *appear* to be intact. Does the NEC allow repair of such a nick or do I need to call the electrician back in to replace the entire run? If repair is allowed, what needs to be done to make a safe & legal repair? Thanks! |
Repair of "nicked" Romex sheathing
Wrap with electrical tape.
On Sep 2, 3:46*am, blueman wrote: I noticed that there is a small nick in the plastic sheathing of a run of Romex cable in my basement (it was installed & reportedly inspected by a licensed electrician about 4 years ago). The bare copper ground is clearly visible through the nick but the other conductors *appear* to be intact. Does the NEC allow repair of such a nick or do I need to call the electrician back in to replace the entire run? If repair is allowed, what needs to be done to make a safe & legal repair? Thanks! |
Repair of "nicked" Romex sheathing
"blueman" wrote in message ... I noticed that there is a small nick in the plastic sheathing of a run of Romex cable in my basement (it was installed & reportedly inspected by a licensed electrician about 4 years ago). The bare copper ground is clearly visible through the nick but the other conductors *appear* to be intact. Does the NEC allow repair of such a nick or do I need to call the electrician back in to replace the entire run? If repair is allowed, what needs to be done to make a safe & legal repair? Thanks! A wrap of black tape will fix it just fine |
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