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!

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!

"blueman" wrote in message
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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