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What Wire/Conduit
- Thread starter Bearkat
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kd3pc
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single #12 conductors is most frequently used in conduit
Provides protection, allows upgrades down the line, can be painted, cost effective
Best of luck
Provides protection, allows upgrades down the line, can be painted, cost effective
Best of luck
Get a roll of green, a roll of white, and a roll of black (or red or blue). If you don't have a wire caddy, put a piece of 1/2" EMT through your rolls, and have the rolls held up by something stationary (a ladder works well), so the wire spools off easily. Push a fishtape through your pipe, tie on your wires, and pull. If you don't have a fishtape, use a shop vac to **** a string through the pipe and use that to pull. If you don't have any crazy bends going on you could even push the wire from box to box, just bend a small loop on the head of the wire with one wire and tape the other two tightly and neatly to the looped wire. The loop will allow the wire to slide through couplings and connectors without hanging up.
Falcon67
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I've run some in 3/4 steel where it goes around machines that might hurt exposed Romex. I'm not worried about it, personally. Around the benches I used MC cable.
6768rogues
Banned
For indoor use, THHN works fine. As mentioned, get colors to keep it organized and compliant.
Stuart in MN
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Despite what you heard, you can run Romex in conduit. The conduit just has to be sized properly. However, it's generally not a good idea as it's really hard to pull through the conduit, and you may as well use THHN/THWN wire.
I read on another forum that you can't run romex in conduit. What should I use for my workshop? 20 amp circuits, prefer some protection over the wires.
I don't know why one would want to do that, except to protect short runs from damage maybe. But, you certainly can, there is no code prohibition for the practice.
I've run some in 3/4 steel where it goes around machines that might hurt exposed Romex. I'm not worried about it, personally. Around the benches I used MC cable.
MC cable has the same requirement for protection from physical damage as NM cable "Romex®". EMT also must be protected from physical damage.
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600SL
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How about the ground wire in EMT should it be insulated or bear. I went to HD yesterday to get a spool of 12 ga bear wire no such luck but they had plenty of green 12 ga.
Also is sharing a neutral (Edison Circuit) still an acceptable practice.
Also is sharing a neutral (Edison Circuit) still an acceptable practice.
How about the ground wire in EMT should it be insulated or bear. I went to HD yesterday to get a spool of 12 ga bear wire no such luck but they had plenty of green 12 ga.
Also is sharing a neutral (Edison Circuit) still an acceptable practice.
Get the green insulated 12 ga wire for your ground
Thanks everyone. Steel building for a workshop, most of which will not be inclosed. I prefer the look of conduit of some sort vs romex. Also, I had romex run out in the open in my old shop (sheetrock walls then vs. steel building now) and got dinged on the inspection. I don't plan to move, but it could happen and I want as few issues as possible if the day comes.