Run Thhn Through Attic

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Run thhn through attic.

While one person holds the flashlight the other person should use a staple gun to run the wire along the rafters from one entry hole to the other. No you cannot run thhn open the same as you would nm cable. Yes you can tie pvc conduit into a metallic box. Can anyone point me to the proper place in the 2011 book.

Running feed across attic and down side of house to a doing a remodel that requires the meter to move to opposite doing a remodel that requires the meter to move to opposite side of house so new meter socket feeding qo 200 amp 8 space 16 circuit outdoor read more. Stranded thhn is used on most commercial jobs it s more flexible than solid wire which makes it easier to pull and it doesn t spring back when. Yes you can use metallic or non metallic conduit but it must be electrical conduit. Where run across the top of floor joists or within 2 1 m 7 ft of floor or floor joists across the face of rafters or studding in attics and roof.

Other types of wire have a sticky rubber sheathing that makes them almost impossible to pull. Put an lb behind the panel to make the turn into the panel and use sweep 90 s for the turns from vertical to horizontal at the rafters. Ok as an electrician i have always believed thhn wire could not be run in walls etc. Now i am being asked for a code reference stating thhn can not be run inside residential walls without protection.

If you choose to run pvc for protection above the rafters then thhn wire is the correct product to use inside the pvc. Bring all of the wire up into the attic.