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90amps from main to subpanel - PVC Conduit through stud to main panel
2224 MHF implies 1-1/4" conduit at least, but assuming 1-1/2", I think you're in trouble finding a fabricated elbow to turn your wire 90 degrees coming from outside into that wall cavity. ...
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Should I oversize conduit and grounding wire size?
Calculations for proportional increase in grounding wire size are right on the cusp of #6 and #4. Depending on whether I use mm2 or Cmils, NEC Table 8-Chapter 9 suggests different sizes.
You don't ...
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Can I remove the sheathing from cable just where it passes through conduit?
Another reply incorrectly assumed you meant removing the actual jacket of the individual conductors which is a ridiculous concept. In your case of strictly wanting to provide mechanical protection ...
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How to transition from underground schedule 40 PVC conduit to EMT inside building through concrete slab?
The most obvious options are a "conduit body" or a junction box. That also provides pulling access, which is likely useful at that point. That's what I'd do.
If you really don't need a ...
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How to trench building front facing elevation to run electric line for my new elevation/facade lights
From your comment that the new lights will be on the front of the building, I suggest drilling holes through the front of the building to the interior and wiring the new lights from the interior of ...
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How to trench building front facing elevation to run electric line for my new elevation/facade lights
Cheap and best way would be surface mount conduits.
I think you don't have any junction box in your building elevation to get connection from then in that case run Surface Mount Conduit and paint the ...
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Does PVC conduit need a termination bushing at a service panel?
The Code section (NEC 300.4(G)) about bushing requirements does not state plastic or metal raceway. It just says to install bushings at threaded ends of conduits, with no references to the kind of ...
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How big a hole can I drill in a top plate?
Home theater. There is no big electricity in the ordinary home theater. Drill several small holes in the middle of the plate and run sets / bundles of wire through them. 1-1/8 isn't huge, agreed. ...
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How can I flush-mount an exterior outlet in a metal or conduit-compatible box?
You need to use weatherproof boxes if this is facing the exterior of the garage, which are typically plastic. Regular old metal boxes are for interior use with exposed walls. Select the box you need, ...
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Underground Wiring Through Basement Wall
You certainly can exit/enter directly below ground.
One reason it's not commonly done is that when done that way, it's common for it to cause a leak, so consider where water entering the box via the ...
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Code requirements for running water, power and sprinkler wire in same trench?
Put the sprinkler wires in conduit the entire distance. By itself, I wouldn't necessarily bother. But you are running conduit for power anyway, so another conduit is not that big a deal. Make the ...
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Code requirements for running water, power and sprinkler wire in same trench?
Toss one or two 4" sleeves in there (SDR-35 sewer, SCH40 PVC, ABS, etc) and extend them a few feet beyond both sides of the asphalt. They're much cheaper than excavating and repairing the asphalt ...
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Code requirements for running water, power and sprinkler wire in same trench?
As long as you separate electric and water by 12" (which you indicate you plan to) I believe you can share a trench. But you can't (or at least shouldn't!) run high voltage and low voltage in ...
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