ELECTRICAL NONMETALLIC TUBING: TYPE ENT

- A non-metallic pliable corrugated raceway of circular cross section with integral

or associated couplings, connectors, and fittings for the installation of electric
conductors. ENT is composed of a material that is resistant to moisture and
chemical atmospheres and is flame retardant.
 SIZE
• Minimum - ENT less than raceway size 15 mm shall not be used.
• Maximum – ENT larger than raceway size 50 mm shall not be used.
 TRIMMINGS – All cut ends shall be trimmed inside and outside to remove
rough edges.
 ELECTRICAL NONMETALLIC TUBING: TYPE ENT
 SECURING AND SUPPORTING
• Securely Fastened and Supported – 900 mm within of each outlet,
junction, and device box cabinet, conduit body, and supported and
fastened at intervals within 900 mm.
 CONSTRUCTION – ENT shall be made of materials that do not exceed
ignitability, flammability, smoke generation, and toxicity characteristics of
rigid (non-placticized) polyvinyl chloride.
 MARKING – ENT shall be durably marked at least every 3000 mm including
type, size, and quantity of conductors included.
 ELECTRICAL NONMETALLIC TUBING: TYPE ENT
Uses Permitted Uses Not Permitted

Subject to severe corrosive influences In hazardous (classified) locations unless

permitted
Concealed, dry, and damp locations (not Support of luminaires (fixtures) or other
prohibited) equipment
Above suspended ceilings (w/ 15 min. finish Ambient temp. in excess of 50 (unless listed)
rating)
Encased in poured concrete, embedded in Direct earth burial
concrete slab
Wet locations indoors Exposed locations (except permitted)

Raceway, 15 mm through 25 mm prewired Theatres and similar locations

assembly
Where subject to physical damage, direct
rays of sun
 AUXILIARY GUTTERS
 Metallic Auxiliary Gutters – Sheet metal enclosures with
hinged or removable covers for housing and protecting
electric wires, cable, and busbars in which conductors
are laid in place after the wireway.
 Non-metallic Auxiliary Gutters – Flame retardant, non-
metallic enclosures with removable covers for housing
and protecting electric wires, cable, and busbars in
which conductors are laid in place after the wireway..
 AUXILIARY GUTTERS
• Uses Permitted – Shall be permitted to supplement wiring
spaces at mete centers, distribution centers, switchboards,
and similar points of wiring systems and may enclose
conductors or busbars.
1. Sheet Metal Auxiliary Gutters
 Indoor and Outdoor use
 Wet Locations
2. Non-metallic Auxiliary Gutters
 Indoor and Outdoor use
 AUXILIARY GUTTERS
• Uses Not Permitted – Auxiliary Gutters shall not be used in the following:
1. To enclose switches, overcurent devices, appliances, or other similar
equipment.
2. To extend a greater distance than 9000 mm beyond the equipment
that is supplements.
• Number of Conductors – The total area of conductors shall not exceed
20% of the gutter.
• Securing and Supporting
 Sheet Metal Auxiliary Gutter – Shall be supported at intervals within
1500mm
 Nonmetallic Auxiliary Gutters – Shall be supported at intervals within
900mm
 BUSWAYS

- A grounded metal enclosure

containing factory-mounted, bare
or insulted conductors, which are
usually a copper or aluminum
bars, rods or tubes
 BUSWAYS
 Uses Permitted – Busways shall be permitted to installed in the
following locations:
1. Exposed – Shall be located in the open where visible.
2. Concealed – Shall be permitted behind access panels,
provided busways are totally enclosed, of non-ventilating
type construction.
3. Through Walls and Floors – Shall be installed in wall of
unbroken lengths and floor penetrations.
 BUSWAYS
 Uses Not Permitted
1. Where subject to physical damage or corrosive vapors.
2. Installed in hoistways.
3. In hazardous (classified) locations unless permitted.
4. Installed outdoors or in wet or damp locations.
5. Working platforms of lighting and trolley busway less than
2400 mm above the floor.
 BUSWAYS
 Support – Busways shall be securely supported at intervals not
exceeding 1500 mm.
 Dead Ends – A dead end of a busway shall be closed.
 Grounding – Busway shall be grounded.
 Neutral – Neutral bus, where required shall be sized to carry all
neutral load current, including harmonic currents, and shall
have adequate momentary and short-current rating.
 BUSWAYS
 Requirements for Over 600 Volts, Nominal
• Barriers and Seals – Vapor Seals and Fire Barriers
• Drain Facilities
• Adjacent and Supporting Structures
• Ventilated Bus Enclosures
• Terminations, Connections, Switches
 BUSWAYS
 Marking – Each busway run shall be provided with a permanent
nameplate with the following:
 Rated voltage
 Rated continuous current
 Rated frequency
 Rated impulse withstand voltage
 Rated 60-Hz withstand voltage (dry)
 Rated momentary current
 Manufacturer’s name or trademark
 CABLEBUS
- An assembly of insulated conductors with fittings and conductor
terminations in completely enclosed ventilated metal housing
 Types of Conductors – Conductors shall have insulation
rating of 75 or higher.
 Size and Number of Conductors – Conductors shall not be
smaller than 50 mm2.
 Conductor Supports – Individual conductors in a cablebus
shall be supported at intervals not greater than 900 mm for
horizontal runs and 450 mm for vertical runs.
 CABLEBUS
 Support – Cable bus shall be securely supported at intervals
not exceeding 3600 mm.
 Marking – Each section shall be marked with manufaturer’s
name or trade designation and the maximum diameter,
number, voltage rating, and ampacity of the conductors to be
installed.
 CELLULAR FLOOR RACEWAYS (CONCRETE
AND METAL)
Cellular Metal Floor Raceway – The hollow spaces of cellular metal
floors, together with suitable fittings, that may be approved as
enclosures for electric conductors.
Cell – A single, enclosed tubular space in a floor made of precast
cellular concrete slabs or metal, the direction of the cell being
parallel to the direction of the floor member.
Header – Transverse metal raceways for conductors, providing
access to predetermined cells of a precast cellular concrete floor.
CELLULAR FLOOR RACEWAYS (CONCRETE
AND METAL)
 Uses Not Permitted
1. Where subject to corrosive vapors.
2. In commercial garages, other than for supplying ceiling
outlets.
 Size and Number of Conductors – Conductors shall not be
larger than 50mm2.
 Maximum Number of Conductors – The combined cross
sectional area of all conductors or cables shall not exceed
40% of the cross-sectional area of the cell or header.
 WIREWAYS
Metal Wireways – Sheet metal troughs with hinged or
removable covers for housing and protecting electric wires
and cable and in which conductors are laid in place after
the wireway.
Nonmetallic Wireways – Flame retardant, nonmetallic
troughs with removable covers for housing and protecting
electric wires and cables in which conductors are laid in
place after the wireway.
 CONCEALED KNOB-AND-TUBE-WIRING
- A wiring method using knobs, tubes, and flexible nonmetallic
tubing for the protection and support of single insulated
conductors.
 Uses Permitted
1. For extensions of existing installations.
 Uses Not Permitted
1. Commercial garages.
2. Theaters, motion picture studios, and similar locations.
3. Hollow spaces of walls, ceilings, and attics.
 CONCEALED KNOB-AND-TUBE-WIRING
 Clearances – 75mm between conductors and 25 mm
between the conductor and surface.
 Supporting – Supported at intervals within 1400 mm and
within 150 mm of each side of tap.
 OTHER APPROVED WIRING METHODS BY P.E.C.
STRUT-TYPE CHANNEL RACEWAY – A metallic raceway mounted
to the surface of or suspended from a structure, with associated
accessories for the installation of electrical conductors and cables.
SURFACE RACEWAYS (METAL AND NON METAL) – A raceways
that is intended to be mounted to the surface of a structure, with
associated couplings, connectors, boxes, and fittings for the
installation of electrical conductors.
MESSENGER SUPPORTED WIRING – An exposed wiring support
system using a messenger wire to support insulated conductors.