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circuits described in

640.9(C), and installed using Class 2 or Class 3 wiring
methods in compliance with 725.133 and 725.154, shall
not be permitted to be installed in the same cable or
raceway with Class 2 or Class 3 conductors or cables.

725.141 Installation of Circuit Conductors Extending Beyond One Building. Where Class 2 or Class 3 circuit conductors extend beyond one building and are run so as to be subject to accidental contact with electric light or power conductors operating over 300 volts to ground, or are exposed to lightning on interbuilding circuits on the same premises, the requirements of the following shall also apply:

(1) Sections 800.44, 800.50, 800.53, 800.93, 800.100,

800.170(A), and 800.170(B) for other than coaxial conductors

(2) Sections 820.44, 820.93, and 820.100 for coaxial conductors

725.143 Support of Conductors. Class 2 or Class 3 cir- cuit conductors shall not be strapped, taped, or

attached by any means to the exterior of any conduit or other raceway as a means of support. These conductors shall be permitted to be installed as permitted by
300.11(B)(2).

725.154 Applications of Listed Class 2, Class 3, and PLTC Cables. Class 2, Class 3, and PLTC cables shall comply with any of the requirements described in

725.154(A) through (H).

(A) Plenums. Cables installed in ducts, plenums, and other spaces used for environmental air shall be Type CL2P or CL3P. Listed wires and cables installed in compliance with 300.22 shall be permitted. Listed plenum signaling raceways shall be permitted to be installed in other spaces used for environmental air as described in 300.22(C). Only Type CL2P or CL3P cable shall be permitted to be installed in these raceways.

(B) Riser. Cables installed in risers shall be as described in any of (B)(1), (B)(2), or (B)(3):

(1) Cables installed in vertical runs and penetrating more than one floor, or cables installed in vertical runs in a shaft, shall be Type CL2R or CL3R. Floor penetrations requiring Type CL2R or CL3R shall contain only cables suitable for riser or plenum use. Listed riser signaling raceways and listed plenum signaling raceways shall be permitted to be installed in vertical riser runs in a shaft from floor to floor. Only Type CL2R, CL3R, CL2P, or CL3P cables shall be permitted to be installed in these raceways.

(2) Other cables as covered in Table 725.154(G) and other listed wiring methods as covered in Chapter 3 shall be installed in metal raceways, or located in a fireproof shaft having firestops at each floor.

(3) Type CL2, CL3, CL2X, and CL3X cables shall be per- mitted in one- and two-family dwellings. Listed general-purpose signaling raceways shall be permitted for use with Type CL2, CL3, CL2X, and CL3X cables.

FPN: See 300.21 for firestop requirements for floor penetrations.

(C) Cable Trays. Cables installed in cable trays outdoors shall be Type PLTC. Cables installed in cable trays indoors shall be Types PLTC, CL3P, CL3R, CL3, CL2P, CL2R, and CL2.

Listed general-purpose signaling raceways, listed riser signaling raceways, and listed plenum signaling raceways shall be permitted for use with cable trays.
FPN: See 800.154(D)