Run Recepticle From Attic To Outside Wall

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Run recepticle from attic to outside wall.

2 receptacles shall be installed so that no point measured horizontally along the floor line in any wall space is over 6 feet from the receptacle. If you have access to your basement crawl space and attic you should be able to run wires without having to cut patch any drywall. With a flashlight examine the attic and locate the path that you will use to run the wire between the two locations. On the first floor run wires up the wall from the basement.

Running wires inside rigid conduit. On the second floor run wires down the wall from the attic. This allows for a maximum of 12 feet between receptacles on the same wall. To run the wires inside rigid conduit you ll need a hacksaw a pipe bender capable of bending 1 2 in.

When necessary use existing ducts or pipe runs to get wires from the attic into the basement. See figures 1 2 3 wall space includes the following. Rigid conduit with an outside diameter of 3 4 in and a fish tape long enough to reach through the buried pipe. Place a staple or strap within 12 inches of each box and at intervals not exceeding 4 1 2 feet between those two staples or.

In the example described here we running a simple loop of wire from one new wall box location to another such as you might do when extending a circuit.