In article , "RBM" rbm2(remove wrote:

Three individual conductors is fine. Romex is fine as long as it's not
considered a "wet location". A conduit in the ground is a wet location, but
I don't believe one strapped to the underside of a deck would be considered
one

Sounds like a damp location to me: "...Examples of such [damp] locations
include partially protected locations under canopies, marquees, roofed open
porches, and like locations..." [2005 NEC, Article 100]

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Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.