CheckItOut Posted August 13, 2007 Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 House today had a very low deck. So low I could not even begin to fit under there. I saw romex running from the house, on the dirt, over to... the hot tub. Is it okay to attach the wire to the deck structure with staples or is outside wire required to be run in conduit? If it were mine, I'd want conduit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dirks Jr Posted August 14, 2007 Report Share Posted August 14, 2007 If the wire is in a location that gets wet it should not be romex. It should be UF cable at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheckItOut Posted August 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2007 Originally posted by AHI If the wire is in a location that gets wet it should not be romex. It should be UF cable at least. Yes, it will get wet. I was using the term Romex but it could be and hopefully is UF. I know it can be burried underground but laying on top of the ground? It is under a deck where small aminals could fest on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted August 14, 2007 Report Share Posted August 14, 2007 Originally posted by CheckItOut House today had a very low deck. So low I could not even begin to fit under there. I saw romex running from the house, on the dirt, over to... the hot tub. Is it okay to attach the wire to the deck structure with staples or is outside wire required to be run in conduit? If it were mine, I'd want conduit. No, it's not ok. It should be in conduit or some other sort of enclosure that provides physical protection from 18" below the surface of the ground to 8' above the surface of the ground. Ref: 300.5(D)(1). - Jim Katen, Oregon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheckItOut Posted August 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2007 Originally posted by Jim Katen Originally posted by CheckItOut House today had a very low deck. So low I could not even begin to fit under there. I saw romex running from the house, on the dirt, over to... the hot tub. Is it okay to attach the wire to the deck structure with staples or is outside wire required to be run in conduit? If it were mine, I'd want conduit. No, it's not ok. It should be in conduit or some other sort of enclosure that provides physical protection from 18" below the surface of the ground to 8' above the surface of the ground. Ref: 300.5(D)(1). - Jim Katen, Oregon Thank you Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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