Run Conduit In Attic

Climb through the attic access using a ladder if necessary and look into the attic space.

Run conduit in attic.

For the threads that ll go into the lb and subtract the bending allowance listed on your bender usually six inches from this measurement for the bend. Yes this should be corrected and it would be good to have the wiring and all the circuit connections inspected as well. Is this to code. It looks like the circuits were added recently too.

Either rigid or flexible conduit protects the wires and is used in exposed locations such as along the exterior surface of a wall. The wiring is so close to the roof and run along the joists. The attic wiring should be protected and secured to ceiling joists or other wood structural supports. Familiarize yourself with the footing situation.

The male connectors on the ends of the pvc conduit take up quite a bit of room inside the box leaving little room for devices. With a flashlight examine the attic and locate the path that you will use to run the wire between the two locations. It s just the meter outside mounted on the exterior of the home then the wires run up the studs into the attic then down into the utility room where the breaker panel is located. I took some pictures of the attic wiring at a clients home.

Single gang electrical boxes will work but if you have two or more conduit sections connecting to one box buy double gang. I have never seen attic wiring installed this way. Electrical conduit is metal or plastic pipe through which electrical wires are run. They say that the wiring was put in to add a few lights to bedrooms and it was inspected.

Run the metal conduit and plan the bend temporarily attach the lb to the shed and measure from the bottom of the trench to the bottom of the lb fitting. Whatever size conduit you use don t fill it more than 40 percent with wires.