Hi All:
Does all 120 volt Romex 12-gage wire cable have to be protected when run inside of kitchen cabinets? Flex metal conduit is used for power supply to garbage disposer and other wiring subject to damage, but if the cable is concealed and not subject to damage, such as behind drawers, is metal conduit still required?
Regards, Keybored
You have touched on the relevent points. If the cable is secured, closely follows the surfaces and is not subject to damage it is OK according to article
334. This certainly will become a judgement issue.
And the judge would probably be the electrical inspector.
Sincerely,
Donald L. Phillips, Jr., P.E. Worthington Engineering, Inc.
145 Greenglade Avenue Worthington, OH 43085-2264snipped-for-privacy@worthingtonNSengineering.com (remove NS to use the address)
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I thought SJ and a plug was the preferred solution. It certainly is for a garbage disposer here. Romex to a dish-washer seems normal. Perhaps it's because the disposer is under-sink, with human access and the dishwasher more permanent?
I wouldn't consider the area behind a drawer to be safe from damage. Not with the number of forks, knives and other objects that I usually find back there. This is just my opinion. I've never tried to get such an installation approved.
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