Does this look kosher?

[Wiz02]

I purchased a medicine cabinet that has led lighting in the doors. The cabinet frame is extruded aluminum. There is a hole drilled in the side to run the electric supply cable into an internal sheet metal housing.

The hole has a simple grommet for protecting the cable. See poor picture below. The installation instructions say to run nmb through the grommet and connect to the internal wiring.

I am making a 2x4 frame recessed into the wall that will hold the cabinet (per instructions) and I will either drill a hole or notch the frame for the cable to pass through.

I feel like the grommet should be replaced with a clamp. Am I over thinking this? Do you think that the grommet meets code?

 

[nadogail]

The supply cable needs to be attached to the structure in accordance with the "Code". The cabinet needs to be installed in accordance with the Manufacturers instructions.

 

[Wiz02]

@nadogail, Thanks for the response, but what does this mean in practice? A staple within 6 inches of the grommet meets code? If so, how does this explain the fact that all electrical boxes have or need to have clamps?

 

[nadogail]

I think that you can't resolve the problem with the information you have.

 

[Cruzan80]

I am thinking unless the grommet is made from bacon, you should be "kosher"...

 

[dave*99]

 

[pattenp]

All you have to do is fasten the nm cable to the stud framing as close as you can to the entry point of the cabinet and use the grommet as called for by the installation instructions. If a nm clamp makes you feel better then go for it, but its not required per the manufacturer. NEC calls for following the manufacturer's instructions.

 

[Wiz02]

@pattenp , thanks for the explanation, and yes I will feel better with an NM clamp.