rare nm?

[John Dirks Jr]

In 6 years of inspecting this is the first time I've seen this brand of NM cable. It was in a mid 70's townhome. It has copper conductors.

Whats the story on this stuff?

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[Jim Katen]

I don't know of any story. Phelps Dodge was a cable manufacturer. I see their cables several times a year, often with a light blue outer sheath. I can't recall seeing it in black before.

[John Dirks Jr]

I don't know of any story. Phelps Dodge was a cable manufacturer. I see their cables several times a year, often with a light blue outer sheath. I can't recall seeing it in black before.

Yeah, I think I remember seeing the blue stuff now that you mention it.

What was exceptionally unusual about this black stuff was the sheathing on the 14/3 cables. It was thick and very loosely wrapped as if it were a conduit of sorts rather than a shrink wrapped sheathing like on typical NM.

That's whats in the picture. A 14/2 on the left and two 14/3's to the right.

[Jim Port]

Phelps Dodge was just another manufacturer of cables.