User: v7759, Location: Miami Fla.
Asked on: Sunday, May 1, 2011 at 6:13 pm EDT
Answered on: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 4:51 am EDT
Question: Do you neeed to run neutrals in the same raceway as the feeders if it is a switch leg.
Yes.
According to the National Electrical Code (NEC), switch legs must have a neutral conductor run in the same raceway as the feeder conductors. This is because the neutral conductor provides a return path for the current in the switch leg.The NEC requires that all conductors of the same circuit be run in the same raceway, unless an exception is made. Exception 300.15(B) allows conductors of different circuits to be run in the same raceway if they are separated by a barrier. However, this exception does not apply to switch legs.Therefore, switch legs must have a neutral conductor run in the same raceway as the feeder conductors. Flag for review