I posed this similar question awhile back as to why Type SE was allowed to be used but not Type NM. To me a bare wire being used for neutral is a bare wire being used for neutral. One of the replies that I recieved from Joe T. was that the CMP just decided to draw the line somewhere,with no given explanation [Linked Image] . It's a d**m shame they couldn't explain their reasoning a little better.

[This message has been edited by txsparky (edited 04-09-2003).]

Donnie