Where in the NEC does it cover wiremold?

Is what you are asking, is, where in the NEC does it cover raceways?

I'll guess 300.18.

And 300.12.

But wait for the experts....

Dnk......

[This message has been edited by Dnkldorf (edited 10-06-2005).]

Wiremold, and like products, are not considered to be a "wiring method." Rather, they are considered as a complete assembly to be an "appliance." A glorified extension cord or power strip, if you will, but one suitable for permanent mounting.

If you wonder how Wiremold can ignore box-fill rules, this is why,

ARTICLE 386 Surface Metal Raceways

ARTICLE 388 Surface Nonmetallic Raceways

I see, it's because I need to add one more circuit to my existing panel. The apartment is not mine, so I need to do it in a way where I'm not fishing through walls (that much) and tearing walls out to mount boxes and run conduit. So, I believe wiremold is the easiest way for me, since the run is only going to be about 7ft of mold, 2 #12 conductors, and a #12 grounding conductor for a 120v, 15A, single receptacle to power a secondary refrigerator.

Ah, that's another thing, I wanted to know the NEC "term" for it exactly, thanks.

Question, would the proper way to feed a dedicated circuit through a wiremold raceway be to have a NM single gang box, mounted inside the wall, of course to a stud, then feed the circuit through there to a wiremold single gang NM box mounted above it (to be flushed with the wall surface) acting like a junction box and connect the wiremold raceway from there?

DS,

Wiremold makes a box for this particular purpose. It's called a "starter box" and has an open back and is designed to mount over a wall box.

Peter

Indeed, just got the email from wiremold. This is the case.

Thanks to all.

That would be 310.8(B-C).

Ya gotta use the right insulation in damp and wet areas so the wire doesn't get moldy.

"Moldy"?!

Punny guy....

(Side note) I had a boss who would always sell people on wiremold. He would say the word in a nasaly voice that reminded my of my mother telling me to clean my room. And to this day, I cring everytime I hear the words: Wire...mold...

Around here it is referred to as "wall conduit" Everyone cringes even at the slightest mention of it.

For a log home or post and beam, it's the next best thing to sliced bread, especially for getting to ceiling luminaires surface mounted on the underside of 1 inch planks that form the floor above. The Plugmold product is also great for getting the required receptacle outlets in lofts where 75% of the "wall space" is decorative rail and the floor is too shallow for a floor box.