could romex electricl wiring be buried
l a small poolandhavefoundthat the filter system getsover heated when run
off an extension cord, and burns out. could romex electricl wiring be
buried so that l cou;ld an outlet by the pool, or should the wiring be
encased inside PVC tubing soas to keep water tight?
Use type UF wire for direct burial. Not romex. There is no need
for conduit. Size the wire for the load (amps) and distance so as not to
cause a voltage drop. Email if you have questions.
Neither way, your going to create a ''monster'' here with your
ideas. Go to the lumber yard and get ''underground rated wire'' or you
will create something you will be sorry about.
Romex wire should not be used outside in the elements. It has
an NM rating in front of the guage number.
What you need is UF cable. It is similar to romex, but is designed for
direct burial. I assume you will need a UF 12-2 w/ground. This will be
good for 20 amperes. Make sure you don't use larger than a 20 amp GFCI
breaker to feed this wire. That said, make sure you check with local codes to make things legal.
you can buy romex rated for underground service. Be sure and
use a ground fault circuit breaker.
there is a direct burial wire available you can use or use a
grey pvc schedule 40 pipe with the wire in it.
if you have turns or it is not that far to run the wire, use direct
burial, if not, use the pvc. then you won't worry about age or wear over
time.
just make sure you use a heavy enough gauge wire for it. probably a 10 or
8 gauge.(the smaller the number, the bigger the wire)
Depends on the electric code where you are. I had to bury mine
inside PVC conduit, & could not use jacketed wire like that at all (so I
was told; by the local Home Depot, if I remember correctly). I had to run
three separate 12-guage wires out to the pool outlet in the conduit, (Hot,
neutral, & ground) & have nothing else on the circuit. If you have a long
run, use a larger guage wire (smaller number)
(I could not use the underground romex for the pool by code here.or so they told me. research ur local requirements first.)
You can put romex in PVC and you should be fine. There is
another kind of Romex that is made to be used underground with no pipe at
all. Check your local hardware store. If this all up to code .I don't
know, but it will work.
For outdoor, underground applications you need UL wire.
Anything else is risky or worse deadly.
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