Code Quiz: COPS Wiring Requirements

NEC rules on installing feeder and branch circuit wiring for COPS circuits

Fill in the blank with the appropriate answer.

Excluding exceptions, when installing feeder and branch circuit wiring for COPS circuits, two or more COPS circuits (other than critical loads) supplied from the same source _____ be permitted in the same raceway, cable, box or cabinet

A) shall

B) shall not

Find the Answer

Answer: A

As noted in Sec. 708.10(B) of the 2014 NEC, wiring of two or more COPS circuits supplied from the same source shall be permitted in the same raceway, cable, box or cabinet, provided that the COPS circuits are not supplying critical loads.

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