Conduit Wire

[nyjets53]

Is conduit wire the same as romex but with the covering...

At my Lowes it will cost $150 for 3 500 foot rolls of 12 guage wire but only $124 for 500 feet of romex...I need only about 200 feet and then I can use the rest of the romex in the house...

200 feet of conduit wire is almost the same price as the 500 foot rolls...

The new garage door gets installed tuesday, 16 x 7 vinyl, insulated, high lift, and a liftmaster...

 

[Bib Overalls]

No. In simple terms, the rolled wire has a stronger covering that is more resistant to "nicking" and abrasions when pulled over conduit joints and into boxes.

 

[Red Green]

Someone will correct me if I am wrong but couldn't run the romex with the cover through the conduit.

 

[OldCarGuy]

To code or not,, I would never run romex in conduit. If not for the simple reason that it would be difficult to pull it past any elbows and work boxes,, having solid copper conductors. The single wire you mentioned most likely THHN stranded conductor wire, and more expensive. But the best choice to be pulled through conduit. And best when powering machinery that would transfer vibrations through the wires.

 

[chevytruck]

not to mention romex in conduit can cause overheating, You might call an electrical shop and see if you can buy some half rolls that they have. Or check with electrical supply warehouses.

 

[MXtras]

.. check with electrical supply warehouses.

That's a good suggestion. I got better pricing from the local supply house than I would have from Lowes or Home Depot for conduit, wire, boxes - everything.

Scott

 

[JMURiz]

Question:
Could you run romex in pvc conduit if only for operating a switch (ex: so I can turn on my garage lights from inside my house.)?

 

[Aceman]

not to mention romex in conduit can cause overheating

I don't agree with that. If it's installed to code there should be no problem.

You might call an electrical shop and see if you can buy some half rolls that they have.

This is the way to go if you're looking for partial spools of thhn.

Question:
Could you run romex in pvc conduit if only for operating a switch (ex: so I can turn on my garage lights from inside my house.)?

Romex can't be run underground or outside. Use thwn wire or UF cable.
If indoors, yes, you can pull romex through conduit though I wouldn't recommend it due to the difficulty of pulling.

 

[Stuart in MN]

Romex inside conduit is perfectly legal, as long as the conduit is sized properly per NEC. As mentioned it would be a lot harder to install.

 

[chevytruck]

I retract my romex in conduit statement, Just something the local inspector here wont allow, Learn something every day. Guess il stick to the industrial work.

Sorry for the giving wrong info

 

[OldCarGuy]

I retract my romex in conduit statement, Just something the local inspector here wont allow, Learn something every day. Guess il stick to the industrial work.

Sorry for the giving wrong info

My local inspectors will "red tag" Romex run inside of conduit also.

 

[markb1]

Here in oregon you can run romex in conduit if you size conduit per NEC, but who would want to run say a 1" conduit for 2-#14awg (not that 1" is correct but close).

Then again if you ran UF cable undergrd and come up next to a building you would want to run it in conduit on the building and that would be legal, so there are times that it makes sense.

 

[Charles (in GA)]

Someone will correct me if I am wrong but couldn't run the romex with the cover through the conduit.

It is a Bit*h to pull it thru conduit, and if you do you will be hating every minute of it from the time you start till the time you give up. I've done it twice, once in EMT and once in Sch40PVC conduit, and both times I regretted even thinking about it.

Charles

 

[Charles (in GA)]

Romex can't be run underground or outside. Use thwn wire or UF cable.
If indoors, yes, you can pull romex through conduit though I wouldn't recommend it due to the difficulty of pulling.

To clarify what Aceman is saying. A conduit, such as PVC, buried underground or in concrete, is considered a "wet location" (the inside of the conduit) and as such, you could not use Romex, since it is not rated for wet locations.

Usually you pull THHN in conduit. This is also usually rated THWN and is suitable for wet locations (its due to the type of insulation on it). I prefer to use solid #12 THHN and it pulls quite easy. When you get to #10 I use stranded, as solid #10 would be a real bear, though code allows solid #10 in conduit.

Charles