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re: Running electricity to my shed

Posted on 7/11/18 at 10:54 am to
Posted by kengel2
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Member since Mar 2004
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Posted on 7/11/18 at 10:54 am to
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This is against code.


I'm not saying it isn't, but when local inspectors let it fly who am I to tell them theyre wrong.

ETA: don't have to bury it, just leave it at the surface. Better than looking at the receptacle on a piece of wood.

And the way I understand it, as long as there are no taps in the box it can be buried. OP would have to pull all new wire though. If there is a tap then the lid has to be visible/accessible. If tapping in the box he'd need to use those gel wire nuts or some sort of weatherproof tap as well.
This post was edited on 7/11/18 at 11:05 am
Posted by dfintlyHmmrd
Jigga City
Member since Dec 2016
1408 posts
Posted on 7/11/18 at 11:00 am to
I know, I was just letting him know that it was, people have varying degrees of comfort when it comes to breaking code. I just was making the OP aware that your suggestion wasn't 100% legal. I would probably bury it myself also.
Posted by Clames
Member since Oct 2010
16631 posts
Posted on 7/11/18 at 11:03 am to
You'll regret that decision when the box leaks and the connections corrode then burn up and start tripping the breaker. It is not hard to run proper conduit and junction boxes with the correct type of wire.

Live wires can be traced but the equipment is expensive and generally outside realm of the DIY'er.
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