Romex Cable Sleeving

Nm 14 2 romex has a black insulated wire a white insulated wire and a bare ground wire all 14 gauge.

Romex cable sleeving.

Normally the cables carry 10 12 or 14 gauge conducting wires for individual house circuits. Origin of romex brand wire. The company was an industry leader until it filed for bankruptcy in 2003 and its factory was largely demolished in 2010. Nm cable also commonly known by the common trade name romex is the most common form of electrical wire.

The cable includes a bare ground wire wrapped in paper. Is that legal to do or do i have to strip the outer sheathing. The romex name comes from rome cable corp. Alex tech 25ft 1 2 inch split wire loom tubing wire conduit black.

Romex is a cable of two or more wires enclosed in a plastic or rubberized sheath. Is a bare ground wire legal if i take off the outer jacket in the metal wiremold 500 conduit. No access from above or below so they are requesting wiremold 500 surface mounted up high on the wall with 12 2 romex nm cable sleeeved through it. Nm cable is simply a bundle of individual conducting wires wrapped in a plastic vinyl outer sheathing.

Rohs compliant aluminum laminated fiberglass sleeving withstands temperatures up to 626 f without melting burning or delaminating. Was also a major source of aluminum wire produced by its parent company alcoa. The most common types of romex are rated only for indoor use and come in 14 and 12 awg wire sizes.