<div dir="ltr">Hi Kirk - We work in San Francisco where they have a <a href="https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/san_francisco/latest/sf_building/0-0-0-84935">local code amendment:</a><div><br></div><div><span style="color:rgb(33,37,41);font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:13.3333px;font-style:italic">300.4(I) Add the following section:</span> <br></div><div> (I) Subject to Physical Damage. Premises wiring systems installed less than 2.44 m (8 feet) above a walking surface or finished floor are considered subject to physical damage.</div><div><br></div><div>As far as I'm aware otherwise, there is not a specific definition specifying 8' for physical damage in the broader NEC - I think it's just up to the AHJ.</div><div><br></div><div>August</div><div>Luminalt</div><div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">
<p> </p></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Jul 17, 2020 at 8:38 AM Kirk Herander <<a href="mailto:vtsolar@icloud.com">vtsolar@icloud.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div id="gmail-m_-6317156316255650834__MailbirdStyleContent" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)">All,<div></div><div>Is there a reference to this so-called "8-foot rule" that someone could point me to in the NEC? Thanks.</div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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