Conduit connection

[PCustoms]

I honestly don't know about that one. I would think that at a minimum, the jacket of the SER would have to make it into the new box. Then there's the listing on top of everything else.

Yah I thought of the jacket after I posted, as I'm not sure the OP has slack....

But under normal circumstances SER could exit a hole in the wall and go into a junction box (or panel) right?

 

[mike93lx]

Yah I thought of the jacket after I posted, as I'm not sure the OP has slack....

But under normal circumstances SER could exit a hole in the wall and go into a junction box (or panel) right?

I'd think the main part is protected from damage, and in that case, it would be.

 

[sparky 1971]

under normal circumstances SER could exit a hole in the wall and go into a junction box (or panel) right?

That wouldn't be an issue as it's no different than poking a romex into an outdoor receptacle box and is the way this should have been done. Too late for that now though. It's not the OP's fault, apparently the box was for an EV charger.

 

[mike93lx]

an a/c disconnect could give plenty of room for the connection as well as a way to hookup the conduit, plus it will be painted and have smoother edges than an extension

 

[jhrodd]

That wouldn't be an issue as it's no different than poking a romex into an outdoor receptacle box and is the way this should have been done. Too late for that now though. It's not the OP's fault, apparently the box was for an EV charger.

Exactly. I didn't realize it would be so easy to get a setback modification that allows me to fit in a detached garage or I would have done things differently. My main panel is outside on the opposite side of end of the house and I have a backhoe but I really don't want to dig up the front yard again.

 

[sparky 1971]

an a/c disconnect could give plenty of room for the connection as well as a way to hookup the conduit, plus it will be painted and have smoother edges than an extension

It won't make the jacket of the SER any longer and it will, at a minimum, need to make it into the disco. I can't see anything bad ever happening from doing it that way, but this is GJ and we have to do things the right way. Every. Single. Time.

 

[jhrodd]

It won't make the jacket of the SER any longer and it will, at a minimum, need to make it into the disco. I can't see anything bad ever happening from doing it that way, but this is GJ and we have to do things the right way. Every. Single. Time.

There's about 2" of jacket in the box, can you not wrap it or heat shrink it?

 

[sparky 1971]

Exactly. I didn't realize it would be so easy to get a setback modification that allows me to fit in a detached garage or I would have done things differently. My main panel is outside on the opposite side of end of the house and I have a backhoe but I really don't want to dig up the front yard again.

There isn't much you are going to be able to do without having some kind of abomination on your new house. The least intrusive thing is going to be use an extension with 3/4" hubs (I looked and didn't come up with anything 1"). You could then use #6 copper and a #10 ground to the garage and get your 60 amp feeder. It will cost more, but you won't be seeing looking at something stupid every time you walk by.

 

[sparky 1971]

There's about 2" of jacket in the box, can you not wrap it or heat shrink it?

You can do whatever you want, but it gets down to whether the listing is for that, code wise and I don't have an answer for that. but if you're going to go that route, you might as well get an outdoor junction box instead of an AC disconnect.

 

[mike93lx]

Go buy one foot of SER at home depot, slide several inches of jacket off and use that as the cover.

 

[brewchief]

12" junction box would be perfect, cut wall out above current box so plenty of wire will come through the wall, mount the large junction box over the new hole and old box and exit it with your 2" conduit, plenty of room to splice and plenty of size to cover the old box and new hole above it.

 

[mm08822]

Abandon that box and blank it off. Start off with a location and hardware that makes sense.

 

[jhrodd]

You wouldn't think it would be so hard to get power out of a wall and into the ground. Oh well, at least we have pretty good working weather for mid February.....

 

[mike93lx]

You wouldn't think it would be so hard to get power out of a wall and into the ground. Oh well, at least we have pretty good working weather for mid February.....

Its not, you just have the wrong setup for it and aren't familiar with code

 

[jhrodd]

I started this thread because we're pouring the garage footings tomorrow and I would like to get a conduit inside the garage wall for the sub panel. I suppose I could go ahead with the 2" at the garage and sleeve it down to 3/4" at the house?

 

[mike93lx]

I started this thread because we're pouring the garage footings tomorrow and I would like to get a conduit inside the garage wall for the sub panel. I suppose I could go ahead with the 2" at the garage and sleeve it down to 3/4" at the house?

Yeah, I'd put something in for the concrete then figure out adapters/bushings later.

 

[mike93lx]

How'd the pour go?

 

[jhrodd]

Good. I got my 2" conduit in, so I'm ready for anything.