Chad Fabry Posted March 22, 2019 Report Share Posted March 22, 2019 This is new to me. I was inspecting a one-year old home to confirm the owner's suspicions that it was a piece of crap. (it was). the panel is wired with NM. There are two consecutive, single pole breakers, one with a red wire, one with a black wire. No handle tie. In my head, I was already writing a blurb about the missing tie for a MWBC or a 240 circuit. The legend says the breakers feed garage lighting and exterior receptacles. The breakers supply an NM cable that has a black, red, two neutrals and a ground. I haven't ever seen it before. The lesson for me is to never assume. It's the leftist? most left? on the left? cable in the photo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kibbel Posted March 22, 2019 Report Share Posted March 22, 2019 I used it for a couple long home runs. It's labelled 14-2-2. 14-4 has black, red, white and blue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted March 22, 2019 Report Share Posted March 22, 2019 You'll be seeing more of it in the future. The 2nd white wire has a red stripe, just to keep things straight. I started seeing it about 10 years ago, when AFCIs really started to take off and when the requirement to run a neutral to every switch kicked in. It's very expensive stuff, but it saves on labor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Fabry Posted March 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2019 Thanks for the input. I'll watch for it in the future. 14/2/2. Got it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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