• Flexible Cords in a Water Fountain

    Article 680 covers the installation requirements for swimming pools, fountains and similar installations.
    May 9, 2014

    Flexible cords immersed in or exposed to water in a fountain shall be _____.

    a) extra-hard usage type
    b) listed with a W suffix
    c) encased in not less than 2 in. of concrete
    d) a and b

    See answer and applicable Code reference

    The correct answer is: d) a and b

    Article 680 covers the installation requirements for swimming pools, fountains and similar installations. As noted in 680.56(B), "Flexible cord immersed in or exposed to water shall be of a type for extra-hard usage, as designated in Table 400.4, and shall be a listed type with a "W" suffix."

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