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Rounding out the electrical wire color code are orange, brown, pink and violet. In U.S. homes, orange is most commonly used like a red wire, particularly in a 240-volt circuit where two hot wires ...
Not All Cable Is Color-Coded Cable-sheath color coding started in 2001 and is still voluntary. If you have older wiring, don’t assume it complies with the current color coding.
The NEC gives explicit directives on color coding, but not in any one article or chapter. In fact, there are more than 20 major NEC locations that address color coding. NEC 2008 does not contain big ...