What’s Wrong Here? Hint: Now That’s What I Call a Drip Loop!
Hint: Now that’s what I call a drip loop!
Holy cow! That is a huge loop of unsupported Liquidtight Flexible Metal Conduit (LFMC) dangling precariously over the heads of the restaurant patrons as they walk through the parking lot. I am estimating the length of the unsupported LFMC to be about 15-18 ft long.
Section 350.30(A) requires LFMC to be securely fastened within 12 inches of each conduit termination and supported and secured at intervals no greater than 4.5 feet. Other than the connectors at each end of the raceway, this LFMC has no other intermediate supports. There are four exceptions to Sec. 350.30(A) allowing different securing and supporting distances, but none of those exceptions allow such a long piece of LFMC to be dangling off the side of this building.
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Russ LeBlanc
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Russ started in the electrical trade as an apprentice in 1985. He worked his way up to become a Journeyman Electrician and then eventually became a Master Electrician and Licensed Construction Supervisor. In 1999 Russ become an Electrical Instructor for The Peterson School of Engineering in Massachusetts where he developed his passion for teaching, and quickly became Department Head of Electrical Instruction. Russ has taught thousands of apprentices, electricians, engineers, inspectors, and other electrical professionals during his career as an instructor. He continues to provide electrical professionals with Electrical Code seminars, Arc-Flash Awareness training seminars and educational material through his LeBlanc Consulting Services in North Reading, MA whose specialty is educating electricians. He has been an active member of the NFPA Electrical Section and has authored hundreds of National Electrical Code proposals and comments which have become Code rules to improve the safety for the electrical industry. Russ is also an IAEI certified Electrical Inspector.
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