120v and sprinkler controller wire

[PT Doc]

Many 120v plus security system wires are being run through the basement ceiling. Sprinkler wire will go from garage through the basement ceiling to the opposite side of the basement then to the outside. Is there a recommendation of how far from one another these sprinkler wires and 120v runs should be? The sprinkler wire is like a 20 strand black sheathed setup. Where the sprinkler wire will end up in the garage is being surface mounted on the drywall on the left side of the underneath stud and there is an electrical box and wire likely running up the right side of the stud but under the drywall.

Thanks

 

[Bmwsyc]

With voice or data cabling, you sometimes get noise when running too close to power wiring, control wiring would not suffer the same problems. I would just run it through a separate hole in the joists a few inches away. I don't know of any code required distance, as long as it is run separately.

 

[matt_i]

I don't see an issue if they are right next to each other. The sprinkler system is just low voltage AC, standard hard-wired outputs to the valves. As mentioned above, its not a network signal nor is there any instrumentation (where it would be more critical)

 

[PT Doc]

Thanks for the help. Ran through a joist knock out that had 120v wires run throw them as well. Eberything powered up well. Thanks again.