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datguy11
Anon
2015-Feb-18 12:36 am
[Electrical] to romex or not to romex? raceway to become switch | | | |
Going to install a small piece of left over track lighting and a switch for the top of a staircase that leads from my main floor to my basement. I have several shelves with tools, some brooms, mops, misc things etc etc. This area has needed a light for years and I am finally getting around to doing it. In any case, the receptacle box where the switch will go looks like some sort of raceway starting box, and plan to run a romex cable from it, stapled along the wall, to my track light.. its about 10 feet of romex maximum. I know you are not supposed to run romex along an exposed wall, but this will be a minor run in an area with little chance of disturbing the cabling. What do you think? And is there a transitional adapter from raceway to romex? Id hate to run BX cable here, but i will if necessary From the pic, the romex will run up from the left side of photo (just underneath where the wires are dangling) up and across the ceiling to just above the smoke detector What do you think? Should I go with raceway or is it over kill for such a small run? |
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said by datguy11 :What do you think? Should I go with raceway or is it over kill for such a small run? It appears that you have a Wiremold extension box so why not simply use Wiremold? UL approved for surface mounting. |
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ropeguru Premium Member join:2001-01-25 Mechanicsville, VA |
ropeguru
Premium Member
2015-Feb-18 7:41 am
Would look a lot better too. |
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garys_2k Premium Member join:2004-05-07 Farmington, MI |
to Mr Matt
+1 on running a bit of Wiremold up the wall to the light fixture. Safe and code compliant and won't be a hillbilly job. |
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contsole Premium Member join:2003-12-30 Newington, CT |
to datguy11
Is surface mounted romex OK in an attic, garage or basement? When is it not to code - is it living vs non-living space or maybe no dry wall installed? |
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garys_2k Premium Member join:2004-05-07 Farmington, MI |
garys_2k
Premium Member
2015-Feb-18 9:35 am
It's allowed to be exposed where there's little risk of damage. Up very near the basement or garage ceiling is usually OK, just about anywhere in an unfinished attic. Anywhere else and it needs to be protected behind or inside of an enclosing cover. |
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nunyaLXI 483 MVM join:2000-12-23 O Fallon, MO
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to datguy11
Is this going to be one of those "I know it's wrong, but I'm going to do it anyway" threads? I hate those. |
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Termites
Anon
2015-Feb-18 10:05 am
I would put the wire through BX Cable secure and paint this way nothing will happen to the wire |
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LazMan Premium Member join:2003-03-26 Beverly Hills, CA
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to nunya
said by nunya:Is this going to be one of those "I know it's wrong, but I'm going to do it anyway" threads? I hate those. I predict an anon fly-by, with no follow up... |
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to Termites
said by Termites :I would put the wire through BX Cable secure and paint this way nothing will happen to the wire That will look like crap. Wiremold is equivalent to conduit. With Wiremold simply pull the conductors through Wiremold and terminate each end. Check out this website: » www.legrand.us/wiremold/ ··· spx#specYou will probably need series 500. |
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datguy11 to LazMan
Anon
2015-Feb-19 12:20 am
to LazMan
LazMan,
Wrong about that.. I am back..
I decided what the heck ,I will run the romex. Its only for a light for the small area at the top of a staircase that will be on a couple of minutes a day. No need for overkill |
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So what happens if you later decide to sell the house, and the inspector flags an obvious electrical code violation? My opinion would be to do it right with some wiremold racetrack and don't "hillbilly" the job as someone so eloquently put it.
Is that existing box on concrete? If it is, stapling romex to it might be difficult versus gluing down wiremold.
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nunyaLXI 483 MVM join:2000-12-23 O Fallon, MO ·Charter
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nunya
MVM
2015-Feb-19 2:30 am
said by nunya:Is this going to be one of those "I know it's wrong, but I'm going to do it anyway" threads? I hate those. Yep. I called that one. |
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to datguy11
said by datguy11 :LazMan,
Wrong about that.. I am back..
I decided what the heck ,I will run the romex. Its only for a light for the small area at the top of a staircase that will be on a couple of minutes a day. No need for overkill Doing it the right way to code is "overkill"? A 10 foot piece of wiremold is only $8 so it might cost you what $15-18 to do it that way? If you are to cheap to do it RIGHT you shouldn't have even bothered to ask. |
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garys_2k Premium Member join:2004-05-07 Farmington, MI
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to datguy11
Why the hell did you ask if you were going to do it illegally anyway? |
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The secret to doing dumb/stupid/illegal things is not to get caught....and that usually means not advertising it to the whole world. Oh well, keeps us amused. |
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Termites to Mr Matt
Anon
2015-Feb-19 10:42 pm
to Mr Matt
said by Mr Matt:said by Termites :I would put the wire through BX Cable secure and paint this way nothing will happen to the wire That will look like crap. Wiremold is equivalent to conduit. With Wiremold simply pull the conductors through Wiremold and terminate each end. Check out this website: » www.legrand.us/wiremold/ ··· spx#specYou will probably need series 500. Nice looking raceway there clean looking you're right.. |
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