Code Quiz: Underground Service Conductors

June 26, 2014
NEC rules for installing underground service entrance conductors.

Underground service entrance conductors shall be installed in accordance with applicable requirements of the 2014 NEC, covering the type of wiring method used, and shall be limited to which of the following methods:

A. Types RMC, IMC, NUCC, HDPE, PVC, RTRC conduits

B. Type IGS cable; Type USE conductors or cables

C. Type MV or MC cable identified for direct burial applications; Type MI cable, where suitably protected against physical damage and corrosive conditions

D. All of the above

Find the Answer

Answer: D

A new Sec. 230(B) in the 2014 Edition of the NEC outlines the acceptable wiring methods for underground service conductors. All 10 of the wiring methods shown above are noted as being an acceptable method.

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