wiring question

[Dan_Shade]

What's the right way to go about suspending a cable from a junction box in a ceiling.  I want to run romex from the panel box, and have a stranded cable dropping down from the ceiling.

[logwalker]

The electric supply house sell a wire hanger that grabs the cable like the old Chinese finger cuffs. It is the only way to pass code. Sorry I forgot the name.

[farmerdoug]

I stores I see twist lock plugs used with ceiling outlets.

[kenneth]

The finger lock device is called a Kellem. they come in many styles.

[Dan_Shade]

https://www.foxelectricsupply.com/content/products/ProductDetail.asp?qsCatID=25001&qsProductNo=LEVL7504

one of these things?

The ceiling is too high to put a recepticle there.  I want to drop the cable and install a twist lock plug

[Dana]

Dan, that's the correct part to use for strain relief.

[Dan_Shade]

and you drop it out of the bottom of the box?

[Norm]

That's what I use for our mill. We ran metal conduit along the rafters with these hooked on to the end. I've had it this way for 8 years without any problems.

[dolittle]

Use any convenient knockout on the box.  If you are mounting the box flat on the ceiling you can get a cover with a knockout also.

[pigman]

I am sure glad you  guys answered Dan's question before I did . On the question about "suspending a cable from a junction box in a ceiling" I was going to tell him to supend it vertical . :

[Dana]

and you drop it out of the bottom of the box?

Dan, I'm not sure if you still need this answered? The Kellem usually is installed into the metal cover that is screwed to the box.