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<font size="+1"><tt>The reason behind this rule, going back through
some history, was to reduce the possibility of a nail
penetrating hidden conduit (conduit behind a wall). Since the
conduit is exposed/visible, the chances of that action happening
are small to none. So, the installer is saying that a literal
interpretation is not consistent with the intent of the NEC. May
have to ask the AHJ for their position. </tt></font><br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 7/13/2015 1:01 PM, Dana wrote:<br>
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<pre wrap="">Your assumption is the rule here. Metal inside a building envelope and it cannot transition at the penetration it must be metal before entry.
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Subject: [RE-wrenches] DC conductors in metallic raceway/conduit
I was under the assumption that dc conductors could only be run inside a building when in metallic raceway/conduit (up to a readily accessible
disconnect switch) . The building being occupied/residence. A
contractor ran 5 feet of pvc from the wall penetration to the charge controller in a concrete block garage. I don't see anything that allows this by what I find in the NEC. Has anyone have a reference that permits this? Thank you for any assistance.
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