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While installing circuits in a ceiling of a commerical building I was told I have to remove all the abandon wiring in the ceiling. There is a lot of old wire. Is there any NEC code that requires this? Boomer

Unless they are tagged for future use, I believe they do have to come down.there are NEC regulations concerning abandoned wire.

[This message has been edited by Sean WB (edited 09-22-2002).]

I thought just Fire Alarms required tags....

Is this a building renovation or are you just adding a few circuits?

The "remove or tag" rule only appears in Chapter 7 and 8 Articles. At this time there is no rule to "remove or tag" Chapter 3 wiring. It is a good practice to remove the
abandoned wiring, and is often required by the job specs.
Don