DIY & Home Improvement

I suspect some of the other big metro areas like New York and Boston don't allow it.

All I know is the land of mrs. o'Leary's cow doesn't like it. Some say it's to keep the unions busy but I think it is more about fire code. The firemen don't like anything in plastic when they fight fires in big buildings due to the poison gas it emits. That's why we can't use PVC drains over three stories. I saw on a DIY show new york doesn't allow PVC shower pans for that reason.

I was checking out of Home Depot with a roll of MC lite cable and some electrician shook his head and said "they shouldn't even sell that shit here it's illegal"..... Yeah well it was for my own house and I was working in a really tight spot putting in some cans. We can use greenfield up to like three feet put I hate that stuff. The mc lite comes pre wired. Yeah you can never pull wire through it but so what. If I have a problem I'll open the ceiling.

I really do prefer met pipe over Romex. It does give you a lot more options. Plus extra added safety.

My brother's coworker's house burned. The fire inspector pointed out a nail that was in a piece of Romex. It was a drywall nail that was put in 15 years ago when the house was built. It finally decided to arc.