6 AWG with no conduit OK?

Posted by xgtfour on January 9, 2007, 8:35 pm

I'm running some 6 AWG THWN wire from my main feed to a detached garage.
However the main feed panel is on the other side of the house.

Is it up to code to tap into the main feed inside the wall, go through the
attic to the other side of the house outside of any conduit?

Once I'm come out of the attic into a LB, down the wall and into the ground
it will be in schedule 40 PVC.

Thanks in advance!

Darius

Posted by on January 9, 2007, 9:17 pm

On Tue, 09 Jan 2007 19:35:26 -0600, "xgtfour"

>I'm running some 6 AWG THWN wire from my main feed to a detached garage.
>However the main feed panel is on the other side of the house.
>Is it up to code to tap into the main feed inside the wall, go through the
>attic to the other side of the house outside of any conduit?
>Once I'm come out of the attic into a LB, down the wall and into the ground
>it will be in schedule 40 PVC.
>Thanks in advance!
>Darius

You can't run the THWN without some kind of raceway but you couild
transition to a cable in a junction box. The other option would be
smurf tube (type ENT) in the attic. The home stores only handle 1/2
and 3/4 which are not big enough but an electrical supplier will have
it in up to 2".

Posted by dpb on January 10, 2007, 11:09 am

gfretw...@aol.com wrote:

> On Tue, 09 Jan 2007 19:35:26 -0600, "xgtfour"

> >I'm running some 6 AWG THWN wire from my main feed to a detached garage.
> >However the main feed panel is on the other side of the house.
> >Is it up to code to tap into the main feed inside the wall, go through the
> >attic to the other side of the house outside of any conduit?

...

> You can't run the THWN without some kind of raceway ...

But in an area like an attic not normally accessible that raceway could
be as simple as a 2x protecting the wire on either side I believe...

Posted by on January 10, 2007, 1:25 pm

>gfretw...@aol.com wrote:

>> On Tue, 09 Jan 2007 19:35:26 -0600, "xgtfour"

>> >I'm running some 6 AWG THWN wire from my main feed to a detached garage.
>> >However the main feed panel is on the other side of the house.
>> >Is it up to code to tap into the main feed inside the wall, go through the
>> >attic to the other side of the house outside of any conduit?

>...

>> You can't run the THWN without some kind of raceway ...

>But in an area like an attic not normally accessible that raceway could
>be as simple as a 2x protecting the wire on either side I believe...

Not true at all. THHN must be in a raceway.

Posted by dpb on January 10, 2007, 3:13 pm

gfretw...@aol.com wrote:

> >gfretw...@aol.com wrote:

> >> On Tue, 09 Jan 2007 19:35:26 -0600, "xgtfour"
> >> >I'm running some 6 AWG THWN wire from my main feed to a detached garage.
> >> >However the main feed panel is on the other side of the house.
> >> >Is it up to code to tap into the main feed inside the wall, go through the
> >> >attic to the other side of the house outside of any conduit?

> >...

> >> You can't run the THWN without some kind of raceway ...

> >But in an area like an attic not normally accessible that raceway could
> >be as simple as a 2x protecting the wire on either side I believe...

> Not true at all. THHN must be in a raceway.

But what must the raceway actually be?

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