New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION
Chapter 7 - BUILDING CODES GENERAL
Part 4 - 2021 NEW MEXICO EARTHEN BUILDING MATERIALS CODE
Section 14.7.4.22 - ELECTRICAL

Universal Citation: 14 NM Admin Code 14.7.4.22

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024

A. Electrical system installation. Electrical wiring shall pass through a channel or conduit. Approved rigid or flexible electrical conduit shall withstand ramming pressures without damage or collapse. Electrical wiring within a channel shall be covered a minimum of one and one-fourth inches. Prior to ramming, a minimum five inch earth cover shall be provided over any horizontal pipe.

B. UF cable installation. UF cable may not be rammed within the rammed earth wall. Exception: UF cable installed within an approved conduit or channel. In a channel installation, UF cable must be covered a minimum of one and one-fourth inches with plaster, adobe or similar finish.

C. Electrical box installation. Plastic electrical boxes shall not be rammed within the rammed earth wall. Exception: plastic electrical boxes installed in a channel installation.

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