Temporary lighting

[drodrigu]

I was at a jobsite looking at the temp lighting, when I noticed the 2 wires red and white without any insulation for the lighting. Is this ok with all the metal stud work running all over.

[Scottpat]

I was at a jobsite looking at the temp lighting, when I noticed the 2 wires red and white without any insulation for the lighting. Is this ok with all the metal stud work running all over.

I'm having a tad bit of trouble trying to understand what you are asking? Any pictures?

[drodrigu]

I am having trouble downloading picture, My question is un insulated wiring running through metel stud framing throughout jobsite. Could this wiring (2 wires)which is energized electricute or shock anyone if it was pushed and grounded to the metal track?

[Scottpat]

I am having trouble downloading picture, My question is un insulated wiring running through metel stud framing throughout jobsite. Could this wiring (2 wires)which is energized electricute or shock anyone if it was pushed and grounded to the metal track?

I'm sure those are two possible outcomes!

[kurt]

When you say "no insulation", are you saying there's 2 bare copper wires sitting on bare steel studs?

Or, are you saying the nylon jacket of the NMC was removed?

[hausdok]

I was at a jobsite looking at the temp lighting, when I noticed the 2 wires red and white without any insulation for the lighting. Is this ok with all the metal stud work running all over.

Save your picture as a JPEG file, re-size it to under 200Kb and then name it without any spaces or special symbols.

This won't work: picture of wires #1(2)

This will: picture_of_wires_1_2

Once you've done that, it should upload fine.

ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!!

Mike

[Brandon Whitmore]

Sounds like he's got single wire THHN or something similar with no jacket/ sheathing. If that's the case, then no, it should not be done that way. Those wires need to be run in a conduit/ raceway.

[Jim Katen]

I was at a jobsite looking at the temp lighting, when I noticed the 2 wires red and white without any insulation for the lighting. Is this ok with all the metal stud work running all over.

I can't figure out squat from that description. Either post a picture or describe the issue more clearly.

- Jim Katen, Oregon

[Brandon Whitmore]

I can't figure out squat from that description.

Yeah, I did a lot of assuming on this one. I just can't think of any other wire that would be red colored.

[Jim Katen]

I can't figure out squat from that description.

Yeah, I did a lot of assuming on this one. I just can't think of any other wire that would be red colored.

Perhaps. But it seems like everytime we get an unknown person posting a poorly worded description, it turns out that the issue has nothing to do with what we "thought" he was talking about and we just waste our time speculating.