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Old 10/21/09, 12:36 AM
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Default Re: Exposed romex in garage below 7 feet. (help)

If you were down here in San Diego County, it would be more than just a note. I'm familiar with at least one lawsuit here that resulted from the home inspector failing to point out the safety hazards with exposed wiring below seven feet in a garage.



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Old 10/21/09, 12:45 AM
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If you were down here in San Diego County, it would be more than just a note. I'm familiar with at least one lawsuit here that resulted from the home inspector failing to point out the safety hazards with exposed wiring below seven feet in a garage.
Hi Russ,

I certainly don't doubt it, just for an example, a child takes a Pocket Knife and starts carving on the pretty conductors, well, you know the gig.
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Old 10/27/09, 10:19 PM
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lol......I see some of my posts over on EC & M made it here....lol.......Ironically in the 2011 NEC it will be a moot issue as they will allow the NM Cable to be exposed. But until 2011...my response holds true...



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I certainly don't doubt it, just for an example, a child takes a Pocket Knife and starts carving on the pretty conductors, well, you know the gig.
Dale,

That is called natural selection. But your very post will probably generate a new requirement for a box of romex. "Do not carve on the conductors with a pocket knife." Sort of like the, "Do not put hands under a running lawnmower". Nature's way of thinning the heard.




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Old 11/1/09, 11:28 PM
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That is called natural selection. But your very post will probably generate a new requirement for a box of romex. "Do not carve on the conductors with a pocket knife." Sort of like the, "Do not put hands under a running lawnmower". Nature's way of thinning the heard.
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