54.6-D.    Vertical Runs

Conductors installed in the form of vertical runs on the surface of poles or not more than 18 inches from the center line of a pole shall be suitably insulated and covered throughout by a suitable protective covering.  (See Rule 22.2 for the definition of suitable protective covering)  This protective covering is not required over vertical runs in metal conduit attached to metal poles, towers or other structures provided pipe and structure are metallically connected and effectively grounded.

Conductors in the form of vertical runs more than 18 inches from the center line of any pole shall be suitably insulated and covered by a suitable protective covering or by securely supported impregnated fiber conduit without metal pipe.  Such runs shall be located outside of the climbing and working spaces and shall not pass between conductors of different ownership except between the pole pair and at a clearance thereform of not less than 6 inches.

Vertical runs, where encased in grounded non-climbable metal poles, grounded metal conduit, sheath, or shield, shall be treated as risers.

Conductors installed in the form of vertical runs which extend within 8 feet of the ground shall be enclosed in securely grounded metal casing or covering and shall be treated as risers. 

The radial clearances between conductors, specified in Table 2, Cases 16 and 17, are not required between suitably insulated conductors in the same vertical run.

54.6-D.    Vertical Runs

Conductors installed in the form of vertical runs on the surface of poles or not more than 18 inches from the center line of a pole shall be suitably insulated and covered throughout by a suitable protective covering.  (See Rule 22.2 for the definition of suitable protective covering)  The plastic pipe specified in Rule 22.2-C shall have a minimum wall thickness of 0.15 inches.  This protective covering is not required over vertical runs in metal conduit attached to metal poles, towers or other structures provided pipe and structure are metallically connected and effectively grounded.

Conductors in the form of vertical runs more than 18 inches from the center line of any pole shall be suitably insulated and covered by a suitable protective covering or by securely supported impregnated fiber conduit without metal pipe.  The suitable protective covering specified in Rule 22.2-C shall have a minimum wall thickness of 0.15 inches.  Such runs shall be located outside of the climbing and working spaces and shall not pass between conductors of different ownership except between the pole pair and at a clearance thereform of not less than 6 inches.

Vertical runs, where encased in grounded non-climbable metal poles, grounded metal conduit, sheath, or shield, shall be treated as risers.

Conductors installed in the form of vertical runs which extend within 8 feet of the ground shall be enclosed in securely grounded metal casing or covering and shall be treated as risers.  Runs which terminate in the top of enclosures which afford ample mechanical protection to the runs may extend within 8 feet of the ground but not less than 6 feet of the ground without being treated as risers.

The radial clearances between conductors, specified in Table 2, Cases 16 and 17, are not required between suitably insulated conductors in the same vertical run.

54.6-D.    Vertical Runs

Conductors installed in the form of vertical runs on the surface of poles or not more than 18 inches from the center line of a pole shall be suitably insulated and covered throughout by a suitable protective covering.  (See Rule 22.2 for the definition of suitable protective covering)  The plastic pipe specified in Rule 22.2-C shall have a minimum wall thickness of 0.15 inches.  This protective covering is not required over vertical runs in metal conduit attached to metal poles, towers or other structures provided pipe and structure are metallically connected and effectively grounded.

Conductors in the form of vertical runs more than 18 inches from the center line of any pole shall be suitably insulated and covered by a suitable protective covering or by securely supported impregnated fiber conduit without metal pipe.  The suitable protective covering specified in Rule 22.2-C shall have a minimum wall thickness of 0.15 inches.  Such runs shall be located outside of the climbing and working spaces and shall not pass between conductors of different ownership except between the pole pair and at a clearance thereform of not less than 6 inches.

Vertical runs, where encased in grounded non-climbable metal poles, grounded metal conduit, sheath, or shield, shall be treated as risers.

Conductors installed in the form of vertical runs which extend within 8 feet of the ground shall be treated as risers.  Runs which terminate in the top of enclosures which afford ample mechanical protection to the runs may extend within 8 feet of the ground but not less than 6 feet of the ground without being treated as risers.

The radial clearances between conductors, specified in Table 2, Cases 16 and 17 , are not required between suitably insulated conductors in the same vertical run.