Re: Short Plenum Run Question

[L. M. Rappaport <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 21 Nov 2005 12:03:47 -0800, scary_penguin@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote (with
possible editing):

>I just finished running network lines as part of a basement finishing
>product.  I bought non-plenum cable, because I wasn't planning on
>running any cable inside the air ducts, but just realized that I
>actually did end up running cable across the bottom of my cold air
>return vent.

That's a bit unclear.  It can be interpreted two ways.

Is it INSIDE the plenum?  If so, you really need to replace it with
plenum cable.

If it's OUTSIDE the metal plenum, you can leave things the way they
are.

>
>Basically, the cold air return is two studs wide, so there are two runs
>of 15" cable or so at the bottom of the cold air return, about two
>inches below the grate that lets air into the return.
>
>I will be amazed if the inspector even asks about plenum vs. non-plenum
>cable, but is there anything I need to do for family safety?  It's too
>late to run metal conduit, but I could wrap the cable in some kind of
>insulation and tape it.  Thanks
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Larry
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