Cords and Fixture Wires

Correctly applying the requirements of Art. 400 and 402 can prevent serious problems

Don't underestimate the NEC's requirements for flexible cords and fixture wires they're actually important enough that the standard covers them in two separate articles. Specifically, you'll find flexible cord requirements in Art. 400 and fixture wire requirements in Art. 402. Flexible cords The first thing you need to understand about flexible cords is that the NEC doesn't consider them a wiring

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