On Sep 17, 2:59 am, Uncle Monster wrote:
CanopyCo wrote:

I agree that running it inside standard mettle conduit and covering it
with wood would be safest, but isn't my plan as safe as standard
methods for homes?

Nail plates are commonly used to protect Romex
and MC cables that are run through wood studs.
Here is a site that shows examples of wiring
and pipes in walls:

http://www.rd.com/content/openConten...ontentId=18240


There you go.
Just like they show in the pictures and disruptions.
Nothing but insulated wire running threw holes drilled in wood
sandwiched between wood paneling and commonly stuffed with Styrofoam
insulation.

Often the paneling is resting right again the bent wire as it runs
threw the wall.

Why is that less of a fire hazard then a board right out where you can
see it, laying again sand stone or concrete, with a nice big channel
routered out of the center of it?

What about making it out of 1x 4s shaped like a U so it looked like a
4 x 4 beam?
That may even be legal.
I've seen that done in the center of rooms before to run the wire down
to a point where it was needed.

What about making my raceway out of Styrofoam backed paneling, would
that be better?
I could glue that together, and the Styrofoam would make it more rigid
and give a bigger gluing space.

Plastic switch, junction boxes and PVC conduit
are made with fire retardant materials.


Aren't 2 x 4s also fire retardant treated?

Not trying to be argumentative with you.
Just trying to tie down if it is a true hazard or just a coding
violation.

I have found that many things that are coding violations due to a
stated reason are in fact not valid reasons.
Kind of like using boat conduit in a house.

This is precisely why I live out in the country in a county that has
little or no restrictions.