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Monday, January 11, 2021
Question:
Hello Code Friends,
I was on a job recently and noticed red 600 kcmil wires re-identified with green tape and used for an EGC. Typically it would be a black wire used so I looked in the book to see if that was permissible by code. As far as I can tell there’s are no code violations with this. Is that correct or did I miss something?
Mike Rotondo
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Answer:
Hi Mike,
You are correct. The Code Section is 250.119(A)(1) and (2) as follows: Equipment grounding conductors 4 AWG and larger shall comply with 250.119(A)(1) and (A)(2) which indicates the following: An insulated or covered conductor 4 AWG and larger shall be permitted, at the time of installation, to be permanently identified as an equipment grounding conductor at each end and at every point where the conductor is accessible. Identification shall encircle the conductor and shall be accomplished by stripping the insulation or covering from the entire exposed length, coloring the insulation or covering green at the termination, or marking the insulation or covering with green tape or green adhesive labels at the termination. Hope this is helpful.