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On Mar 13, 11:17*am, Harry K wrote:





On Mar 13, 8:08*am, wrote:

On Wednesday, March 13, 2013 6:46:53 AM UTC-7, Mikepier wrote:
I am installing an outlet on the outside of my brick *house and I have

already run the romex to the outside by drilling a 1/2" hole through

the brick. I am trying to figure out how would I attach the romex to

the box. If I used a regular NM clamp, I would need to make the hole

in the brick a lot bigger, like an inch or so diameter, so the box

would sit flush against the brick, and so the clamp would fit inside

the 1 inch hole.

Is there another way to do this? Do I even need to secure the romex to

the box? Or can I secure it from inside the house before it enters the

hole to go outside and just caulk it or use GreatStuff to seal it?

Can't have Romex exposed.

Exactly. *I'm surprised noone mentioned that awkward fact in the
wiring codes. *It has to be in conduit of some sort, usually in that
"spiral wrapped metal" stuf (?BX?).

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It's not really exposed if it comes out of a hole in the
brick and into the back of box. *That's what they routinely
do with AC disconnects and such here passing through
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This is a weatherproof box with threaded holes.

One idea I had was put the clamp inside the box. Obviously frst I
would run the romex through the box, attach the romex to the clamp,
tighten the 2 screws on the clamp, then thread the clamp onto the box
until it is tight. Then finally attach the box to the wall. Is this ok?