Three electrical code questions
 

Hi,

1. Is it permissible to install outlets in the same bay that also has
heating system pipes?

2. Is it permissble to fasten two cables to a stud with a single
staple?

3. I have a cinterblock wall that is framed with 2x4 sole and head
plates and 2x3 studs so there is an inch of space between the
cinterblocks and the studes. Is it OK for a wire to run behind the
studs?

Many thanks in advance,

Aaron Fude

Three electrical code questions
 

"Aaron Fude" wrote in message
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Hi,

1. Is it permissible to install outlets in the same bay that also has
heating system pipes?

Yes

2. Is it permissble to fasten two cables to a stud with a single
staple?

Yes

3. I have a cinterblock wall that is framed with 2x4 sole and head
plates and 2x3 studs so there is an inch of space between the
cinterblocks and the studes. Is it OK for a wire to run behind the
studs?

Yes, but they still have to be stapled

Many thanks in advance,

Aaron Fude

Three electrical code questions
 

On Dec 3, 7:14*am, "RBM" wrote:
"Aaron Fude" wrote in message

...

Hi,

1. Is it permissible to install outlets in the same bay that also has
heating system pipes?

Yes



2. Is it permissble to fasten two cables to a stud with a single
staple?

Yes



3. I have a cinterblock wall that is framed with 2x4 sole and head
plates and 2x3 studs so there is an inch of space between the
cinterblocks and the studes. Is it OK for a wire to run behind the
studs?

Yes, but they still have to be stapled



Just outside the electrical boxes or in several places along the way
as well?



Many thanks in advance,

Aaron Fude- Hide quoted text -

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Three electrical code questions
 

On Dec 3, 7:07*am, Aaron Fude wrote:
On Dec 3, 7:14*am, "RBM" wrote:



"Aaron Fude" wrote in message

...

Hi,

1. Is it permissible to install outlets in the same bay that also has
heating system pipes?

Yes

2. Is it permissble to fasten two cables to a stud with a single
staple?

Yes

3. I have a cinterblock wall that is framed with 2x4 sole and head
plates and 2x3 studs so there is an inch of space between the
cinterblocks and the studes. Is it OK for a wire to run behind the
studs?

Yes, but they still have to be stapled

Just outside the electrical boxes or in several places along the way
as well?

snip

Less than 12" for a metal box, 3" for a plastic box IIRC. If in doubt
ask your local building inspector. Quite a few accepted good practices
are not incorporated into NEC code.

Joe

Three electrical code questions
 

On Dec 3, 9:55*am, Joe wrote:
On Dec 3, 7:07*am, Aaron Fude wrote:





On Dec 3, 7:14*am, "RBM" wrote:

"Aaron Fude" wrote in message

....

Hi,

1. Is it permissible to install outlets in the same bay that also has
heating system pipes?

Yes

2. Is it permissble to fasten two cables to a stud with a single
staple?

Yes

3. I have a cinterblock wall that is framed with 2x4 sole and head
plates and 2x3 studs so there is an inch of space between the
cinterblocks and the studes. Is it OK for a wire to run behind the
studs?

Yes, but they still have to be stapled

Just outside the electrical boxes or in several places along the way
as well?
snip

Less than 12" for a metal box, 3" for a plastic box IIRC. If in doubt
ask your local building inspector. Quite a few accepted good practices
are not incorporated into NEC code.

Joe- Hide quoted text -

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It is cinderblock, they were originallly made from old coal cinders.

Three electrical code questions
 

Ah, that was going to be my question.

I cut out a section of drywall at the top - brought in the cable - and
fished it down to the new outlets.

For the outlets, I cut out a hole just the size of the box, and then screwed
the box to the stud.

I did stable the cable at the top since I had access. But next to the box,
I did not have access, so I did not.



wrote in message
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On Wed, 3 Dec 2008 05:07:19 -0800 (PST), Aaron Fude
wrote:

On Dec 3, 7:14 am, "RBM" wrote:
"Aaron Fude" wrote in message

...

Hi,

1. Is it permissible to install outlets in the same bay that also has
heating system pipes?

Yes



2. Is it permissble to fasten two cables to a stud with a single
staple?

Yes



3. I have a cinterblock wall that is framed with 2x4 sole and head
plates and 2x3 studs so there is an inch of space between the
cinterblocks and the studes. Is it OK for a wire to run behind the
studs?

Yes, but they still have to be stapled



Just outside the electrical boxes or in several places along the way
as well?



If you are fishing in an existing wall you don't need to staple them

Three electrical code questions
 

"Kevin" wrote in message
l.net...
Ah, that was going to be my question.

I cut out a section of drywall at the top - brought in the cable - and
fished it down to the new outlets.

For the outlets, I cut out a hole just the size of the box, and then
screwed the box to the stud.

I did stable the cable at the top since I had access. But next to the
box, I did not have access, so I did not.



wrote in message
...
On Wed, 3 Dec 2008 05:07:19 -0800 (PST), Aaron Fude
wrote:

On Dec 3, 7:14 am, "RBM" wrote:
"Aaron Fude" wrote in message

...

Hi,

1. Is it permissible to install outlets in the same bay that also has
heating system pipes?

Yes



2. Is it permissble to fasten two cables to a stud with a single
staple?

Yes



3. I have a cinterblock wall that is framed with 2x4 sole and head
plates and 2x3 studs so there is an inch of space between the
cinterblocks and the studes. Is it OK for a wire to run behind the
studs?

Yes, but they still have to be stapled



Just outside the electrical boxes or in several places along the way
as well?



If you are fishing in an existing wall you don't need to staple them

What you did is fine, you'd only have to staple the cable every 4.5 feet and
at boxes, in open walls

Three electrical code questions
 

In article , "RBM" wrote:

"Aaron Fude" wrote in message
...

3. I have a cinterblock wall that is framed with 2x4 sole and head
plates and 2x3 studs so there is an inch of space between the
cinterblocks and the studes. Is it OK for a wire to run behind the
studs?

Yes, but they still have to be stapled

Why would they need to be stapled? Seems to me that falls under the clause
permitting NM to be fished through voids in existing walls, doesn't it?

Three electrical code questions
 

"Doug Miller" wrote in message
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In article , "RBM"
wrote:

"Aaron Fude" wrote in message
...

3. I have a cinterblock wall that is framed with 2x4 sole and head
plates and 2x3 studs so there is an inch of space between the
cinterblocks and the studes. Is it OK for a wire to run behind the
studs?

Yes, but they still have to be stapled

Why would they need to be stapled? Seems to me that falls under the clause
permitting NM to be fished through voids in existing walls, doesn't it?

Yup, I thought these were open walls until he clarified in a later post