Re: Low voltage wiring - NEC question

[Robert L Bass <sales@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Ok educate me than, its been a while I've looked
> anything up in NEC. What *section* of NEC you
> were referring to that requires conduit for low
> voltage cables like 12V landscape, TV coax,
> telephone and thermostat control wires in the
> house?

Low voltage cabling (in fact every current carrying conductor, no
matter what its intended purpose) attached to the house is indeed
subject to NEC.  As mentioned in my prior post, my copy of the
current NEC is not on the PC I'm using at the moment.  When I
return to the USA in late September (2005) I can give you the
references and/or post some quotes.  Presumably you will have
found your answers by then but if you still need it let me know.

> Have you ever seen conduits for those inside your
> house besides the service entry points from the
> street?

You can use conduit or a pass through bushing to bring low
voltage cables through the wall.  As someone (yourself?) already
mentioned, the cable supplied with low voltage landscape lighting
is rated for exterior use, including direct burial so that's a
non-issue.

Most folks prefer to protect exposed low voltage cables in the
garage and though it's not required you may wish to consider
doing so as well.  IME, cables in a garage which are not out of
reach are subject to damage from garden tools, car doors,
bicycles and other implements of destruction.

Hope this helps.

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Robert L Bass

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