Running NM wire romex along rafters in vaulted ceilings

Question

So my ceilings look like this: /\

I want to replace / relocate my breaker panel.

The circuits run along the rafters into the attic space (small, cant stand up).

My questions:

Can I just fish romex along the rafters?
If I do that, it doesn't seem possible to staple them every 4' - so how do you secure romex in non accessible places where you are fishing wire?

Thank you

score 4 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 16 '20 at 10:07

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You don't. If you're fishing cable, you don't have to secure it.

National Electrical Code

334.30 Securing and Supporting.

(B) Unsupported Cables. Nonmetallic-sheathed cable shall be permitted to be unsupported where the cable:

(1) Is ﬁshed between access points through concealed spaces in ﬁnished buildings or structures and supporting is impracticable

edited Jun 16 '20 at 10:07

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answered Jul 06 '15 at 22:16

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Thanks so much. Where do you find the NEC online? – Vigrond Jul 06 '15 at 23:08
@Vigrond I didn't. I copied the text from [my other answer](http://diy.stackexchange.com/a/11636/33), which I copied from my code book. – Tester101 Jul 06 '15 at 23:50
@Vigrond -- see [this link](https://law.resource.org/pub/us/code/safety.html) for all the Code that you'll ever need – ThreePhaseEel Jul 07 '15 at 11:49

Running NM wire romex along rafters in vaulted ceilings

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