If you have multiple conductors going into the same conduit that are of the same colors, what is the convention to tag it so you know which is which on the other end?
Let's say I have 3 black conductors and 3 white conductors going into an EMT conduit and I would like to know which is which where they emerge at another junction box 30' away.
Just use different color tape? Same color tape on both sides of the conductor?
Also how do you tag (or is it necessary) to pair up the hot and neutral? For example, if you ever need to disconnect a particular circuit it would be nice to know which neutral conductor out of the three that runs into the same conduit is the one that's paired with the hot you intend to disconnect.
Another one has to do with re-purposing existing conductors. Say a 240V circuit that used to feed a window AC unit is now going to power a standard receptacle, window unit is long gone and we have central AC now. The two #12 blue conductors one of them is going to serve as neutral so I need to wrap white tape to indicate as such right? Or if I have a regular 120V receptacle but now I want to use it to power a pump, then I need to use the white conductor as a hot so I wrap black tape on it. However, I also had to repair nicks on the conductors with black heat shrink tubing which would be confusing on a white conductor if one is to assume that may mean the white conductor is a hot.
Just trying to find out if there is a system or convention that the pros use to help keep things straight, tidy and not ambiguous in the panel. Thanks.
Let's say I have 3 black conductors and 3 white conductors going into an EMT conduit and I would like to know which is which where they emerge at another junction box 30' away.
Just use different color tape? Same color tape on both sides of the conductor?
Also how do you tag (or is it necessary) to pair up the hot and neutral? For example, if you ever need to disconnect a particular circuit it would be nice to know which neutral conductor out of the three that runs into the same conduit is the one that's paired with the hot you intend to disconnect.
Another one has to do with re-purposing existing conductors. Say a 240V circuit that used to feed a window AC unit is now going to power a standard receptacle, window unit is long gone and we have central AC now. The two #12 blue conductors one of them is going to serve as neutral so I need to wrap white tape to indicate as such right? Or if I have a regular 120V receptacle but now I want to use it to power a pump, then I need to use the white conductor as a hot so I wrap black tape on it. However, I also had to repair nicks on the conductors with black heat shrink tubing which would be confusing on a white conductor if one is to assume that may mean the white conductor is a hot.
Just trying to find out if there is a system or convention that the pros use to help keep things straight, tidy and not ambiguous in the panel. Thanks.
