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Any way to take advantage of a cold air return to run a cable? Toller 08-17-2007
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Posted by RBM on August 18, 2007, 7:08 am
Why?, he's not running anything in the duct, he's running it over the duct



> RBM wrote:
>> Hit that easy button!!!
>>
>>
>>
>>> So I could staple it to the ceiling next to the air return, run it
>>> 10' down the the top of the air return, and then staple it to the
>>> ceiling on the other side of the air return?! Doesn't get much
>>> easier than that. Thanks
>>>
>>>> You don't have to staple it if it's in a void
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> No, I don't want to run it in the cold air return; but the return
>>>>> happens to run precisely where I want the cable to run, across 8
>>>>> joists. The return is hung about an inch below the ceiling. Would
>>>>> it be considered adequate protection to put the cable as close up
>>>>> against the return as I can get staples into the ceiling?
>>>>>
>>>>> I can't run the cable through the joists because of drain pipes
>>>>> and air ducts, and I would rather not use a running board. I
>>>>> vaguely remember that it is okay to run wire in the corner next to
>>>>> the wall, so I am hoping that running it in the corner next to the
>>>>> air return would be similar. I could just lay it above the air
>>>>> return, which would certainly be protected, but then I couldn't
>>>>> staple it as required.
>
> Did anyone mention to him he needs to use plenum rated cable?
>
> --
> Zyp
>



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Posted by Zyp on August 18, 2007, 4:13 pm
>
>
>> RBM wrote:
>>> Hit that easy button!!!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> So I could staple it to the ceiling next to the air return, run it
>>>> 10' down the the top of the air return, and then staple it to the
>>>> ceiling on the other side of the air return?! Doesn't get much
>>>> easier than that. Thanks
>>>>
>>>>> You don't have to staple it if it's in a void
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> No, I don't want to run it in the cold air return; but the return
>>>>>> happens to run precisely where I want the cable to run, across 8
>>>>>> joists. The return is hung about an inch below the ceiling. Would it
>>>>>> be considered adequate protection to put the cable as
>>>>>> close up against the return as I can get staples into the
>>>>>> ceiling? I can't run the cable through the joists because of drain
>>>>>> pipes
>>>>>> and air ducts, and I would rather not use a running board. I
>>>>>> vaguely remember that it is okay to run wire in the corner next
>>>>>> to the wall, so I am hoping that running it in the corner next
>>>>>> to the air return would be similar. I could just lay it above
>>>>>> the air return, which would certainly be protected, but then I
>>>>>> couldn't staple it as required.
>>
>> Did anyone mention to him he needs to use plenum rated cable?
>>
>> --
>> Zyp
RBM wrote:
> Why?, he's not running anything in the duct, he's running it over the
> duct

Opps, your right [after reading the whole post]. Sorry.

--
Zyp



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