Submersible wire instead of UF

Posted by Robert Olin on October 3, 2009, 12:59 am

I will be running power from a house to a well house/shop. I have a roll of
8/3 w ground and 6/3 with ground submersible wire that I used in well pump
installations. Since I have no further use for these two rolls, I'd like
one of them instead of UF. Is that ok if I put the wire in conduit?

Thanks,
RO

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Robert Olin
Bob's Water & Septic LLC
jolin@whidbey.net
http://soilsandseptic.com/bobs.html

Posted by PeterD on October 3, 2009, 10:06 am

wrote:

>I will be running power from a house to a well house/shop. I have a roll of
>8/3 w ground and 6/3 with ground submersible wire that I used in well pump
>installations. Since I have no further use for these two rolls, I'd like
>one of them instead of UF. Is that ok if I put the wire in conduit?
>Thanks,
>RO

Since you don't tell exactly what type of wire the 8/3 is, and the
description of the 6/3 is, perhaps, a bit limited, I don't think you
can get an authorative answer.

FWIW, conduit has nothing to do with it--you will need conduit
regardless if you're burying cables.

Posted by jloomis on October 3, 2009, 12:35 pm

I am a "seat of the pants" electrician, but know very well that any direct
burial of cable or wire is a no-no. I would say that putting your cable in
a conduit would only protect it, and not be a problem.

Now I read on:

Here is what I found:
Technically you can't run ROMEX in conduit except for short pieces for
protection (like through walls or floors).

You also technically can not simply strip the jacket of the wire and run it
in the conduit (the wire is Romex are not LISTED for use).

I've never heard of Romex wire causing sweating inside conduit. Any conduit
underground will "sweat" inside. Since you ran outdoor Romex (Do you mean
UF??) that would suggest it is water proof, and therfore being in a "sweaty"
conduit shouldn't be a problem.

Leaving romex exposed is never a good idea (weed wacker??). Personally I'd
leave it as is. If you want to be to code, then you'll need to get some
black, white, and green THHN/THWN wire and pull out the romex, and put this
in its place.

>I will be running power from a house to a well house/shop. I have a roll
>of 8/3 w ground and 6/3 with ground submersible wire that I used in well
>pump installations. Since I have no further use for these two rolls, I'd
>like one of them instead of UF. Is that ok if I put the wire in conduit?
> Thanks,
> RO
> --
> Robert Olin
> Bob's Water & Septic LLC
> jolin@whidbey.net
> http://soilsandseptic.com/bobs.html
>

Posted by RicodJour on October 3, 2009, 5:33 pm

> I am a "seat of the pants" electrician, but know very well that any direc=

> burial of cable or wire is a no-no. =A0I would say that putting your cabl=

e in

> a conduit would only protect it, and not be a problem.

Direct burial is covered under the code. UF is the acronym for
Underground Feeder. Time for some new pants...? ;)

R

Posted by jloomis on October 3, 2009, 6:56 pm

I see the wire does not say "GP" though.....?
that means gofer proof........
Many wires get chewed on by gofers........
Oh, I am in shorts now........
john

> I am a "seat of the pants" electrician, but know very well that any direct
> burial of cable or wire is a no-no. I would say that putting your cable in
> a conduit would only protect it, and not be a problem.

Direct burial is covered under the code. UF is the acronym for
Underground Feeder. Time for some new pants...? ;)

R

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