[LightsOn81]

My wife and I hired a HVAC guy to come and bring our heat pump up to date. I'm up in the attic as he is looking over the AHU and he looks at the Romex 8/2 or 6/2 going from the load side of the disco to the unit, and says, "you can't use romex to feed these anymore. Gotta be SE cable now. It's a code thing.)

I'm pretty sure that's not true, but am if I'm wrong let me know.....

I think he was taking us for an ride......

 

[five.five-six]

Of course you have to use service entrance cable to feed your AHU, it's NEC 2012.

 

[macmikeman]

If it is indoors he is not right. if it is in a conduit outside he is right.

 

[macmikeman]

Of course you have to use service entrance cable to feed your AHU, it's NEC 2012.

Code section please.

 

[HARRY304E]

My wife and I hired a HVAC guy to come and bring our heat pump up to date. I'm up in the attic as he is looking over the AHU and he looks at the Romex 8/2 or 6/2 going from the load side of the disco to the unit, and says, "you can't use romex to feed these anymore. Gotta be SE cable now. It's a code thing.)

I'm pretty sure that's not true, but am if I'm wrong let me know.....

I think he was taking us for an ride......

Huh?:blink:

It's really got to be in RMC..:laughing:

If it's inside a house dry location you can use Romex even in the 2014 NEC.:thumbsup:

Fire him and get someone else.



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[bobelectric]

Went to the cattle auction in 15330 today. Not a bad smell. Not like a port o john.

 

[360max]

Code section please.

there is not a 2012 NEC:whistling2:

 

[macmikeman]

there is not a 2012 NEC:whistling2:

Bam! Cletis taught me to say that.

 

[five.five-six]

Code section please.

from the NEC 2012

 

[papaotis]

there is not a 2012 NEC:whistling2:

of course their is, but they forgot to change the date on the cover!

 

[480sparky]

from the NEC 2012

Damn. All I have is the 2013.

 

[papaotis]

Damn. All I have is the 2013.

thats because youre an 'insider' with the board!:laughing: is it gettin windy there?

 

[480sparky]

thats because youre an 'insider' with the board!:laughing: is it gettin windy there?

Yep. We're already writin' up the '15. :whistling2:

 

[wendon]

If you're going to use URD to connect the AHU make sure it's the dual-rated stuff!:thumbsup:

 

[Meadow]

My wife and I hired a HVAC guy to come and bring our heat pump up to date. I'm up in the attic as he is looking over the AHU and he looks at the Romex 8/2 or 6/2 going from the load side of the disco to the unit, and says, "you can't use romex to feed these anymore. Gotta be SE cable now. It's a code thing.)

I'm pretty sure that's not true, but am if I'm wrong let me know.....

I think he was taking us for an ride......

Mechanical protection on the whip?

As k him to sight a local or NEC code. But Im leaning toward bull crap.

 

[LightsOn81]

Well guys I called and talked to the inspector, and even though he couldn't give me a reference he said it was statewide required. I'll really pick his brain when he comes out here to look at it all

 

[drspec]

Well guys I called and talked to the inspector, and even though he couldn't give me a reference he said it was statewide required. I'll really pick his brain when he comes out here to look at it all

if you are talking about the outdoor unit, then romex isn't allowed in the whip from the disconnect to the unit

but you can use thwn or uf wire in carflex.....doesn't have to be SE

 

[drspec]

if youre talking about the air handler you can use romex to feed from disconnect to unit

what size is your unit and what do you have feeding it?

 

[B4T]

Why is it not grandfathered in since it was code when first installed.. :blink::blink:

 

[drspec]

Why is it not grandfathered in since it was code when first installed.. :blink::blink:

when you are doing changeouts you have to bring it up to current code