Article 380
Multioutlet Assembly
Part I. General
380.1 Scope. This article covers the use and installation requirements for multioutlet assemblies.
Informational Note: See the definition of multioutlet assembly in Article 100.
Part II. Installation
380.10 Uses Permitted. The use of a multioutlet assembly shall be permitted in dry locations.
380.12 Uses Not Permitted. A multioutlet assembly shall not be installed as follows:
- Where concealed, except that it shall be permissible to surround the back and sides of a metal multioutlet assem‐ bly by the building finish or recess a nonmetallic multi‐ outlet assembly in a baseboard
- Where subject to severe physical damage
- Where the voltage is 300 volts or more between conduc‐ tors unless the assembly is of metal having a thickness of not less than 1.02 mm (0.040 in.)ARTICLE 382 — NONMETALLIC EXTENSIONS 382.30
- Where subject to corrosive vapors
- In hoistways
- In any hazardous (classified) location, except as permit‐ ted by other articles in this Code
380.23 Insulated Conductors. For field-assembled multioutlet assemblies, insulated conductors shall comply with 380.23(A) and (B), as applicable.
- Deflected Insulated Conductors. Where insulated conductors are deflected within a multioutlet assembly, either at the ends or where conduits, fittings, or other raceways or cables enter or leave the multioutlet assembly, or where the direction of the multioutlet assembly is deflected greater than 30 degrees, dimensions corresponding to one wire per termi‐ nal in Table 312.6(A) shall apply.
- Multioutlet Assemblies Used as Pull Boxes. Where insula‐ ted conductors 4 AWG or larger are pulled through a multiout‐ let assembly, the distance between raceway and cable entries enclosing the same conductor shall not be less than that required by 314.28(A)(1) for straight pulls and 314.28(A)(2) for angle pulls. When transposing cable size into raceway size, the minimum metric designator (trade size) raceway required for the number and size of conductors in the cable shall be used.
380.76 Metal Multioutlet Assembly Through Dry Partitions. It shall be permissible to extend a metal multioutlet assembly through (not run within) dry partitions if arrangements are made for removing the cap or cover on all exposed portions and no outlet is located within the partitions.