electrical service to garage
 

There is an overhead wire extending from a junction
box above my back door to the garage which is twelve
feet away. The existing wire which is frayed provides
power for a small flourescent light in the garage and
one AC outlet. What is the proper type of wire that
should be used to replace the overhead wire? A brick
patio between the house and garage make burying the
wire infeasible. Thanks.

JS

electrical service to garage
 

On Jan 29, 1:09�pm, wrote:
On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 12:30:50 -0500, "DJ Redlocks"

wrote:
There is an overhead wire extending from a junction
box above my back door to the garage which is twelve
feet away. The existing wire which is frayed provides
power for a small flourescent light in the garage and
one AC outlet. What is the proper type of wire that
should be used to replace the overhead wire? A brick
patio between the house and garage make burying the
wire infeasible. Thanks.

JS

Sunlight resistant UF cable supported by a messenger wire will work.

gee have you considered underground? you could drill that far

electrical service to garage
 

On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:53:42 -0800 (PST), "
wrote:

On Jan 29, 1:09?pm, wrote:
On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 12:30:50 -0500, "DJ Redlocks"

wrote:
There is an overhead wire extending from a junction
box above my back door to the garage which is twelve
feet away. The existing wire which is frayed provides
power for a small flourescent light in the garage and
one AC outlet. What is the proper type of wire that
should be used to replace the overhead wire? A brick
patio between the house and garage make burying the
wire infeasible. Thanks.

JS

Sunlight resistant UF cable supported by a messenger wire will work.

gee have you considered underground? you could drill that far

The part where he says..... "A brick patio between the house and
garage make burying the wire infeasible" didn't tip you off? grin

electrical service to garage
 

On Jan 29, 2:50�pm, Terry wrote:
On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:53:42 -0800 (PST), "





wrote:
On Jan 29, 1:09?pm, wrote:
On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 12:30:50 -0500, "DJ Redlocks"

wrote:
There is an overhead wire extending from a junction
box above my back door to the garage which is twelve
feet away. The existing wire which is frayed provides
power for a small flourescent light in the garage and
one AC outlet. What is the proper type of wire that
should be used to replace the overhead wire? A brick
patio between the house and garage make burying the
wire infeasible. Thanks.

JS

Sunlight resistant UF cable supported by a messenger wire will work.

gee have you considered underground? you could drill that far

The part where he says..... "A brick patio between the house and
garage make burying the wire infeasible" �didn't tip you off? grin- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

if he has a basement, you drill underground, while standing in
basement, its really easy.

my best friend went 30 feet in zero weather to run a replacemnent
power line underground.

electrical service to garage
 

" wrote:

On Jan 29, 2:50�pm, Terry wrote:
On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:53:42 -0800 (PST), "





wrote:
On Jan 29, 1:09?pm, wrote:
On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 12:30:50 -0500, "DJ Redlocks"

wrote:
There is an overhead wire extending from a junction
box above my back door to the garage which is twelve
feet away. The existing wire which is frayed provides
power for a small flourescent light in the garage and
one AC outlet. What is the proper type of wire that
should be used to replace the overhead wire? A brick
patio between the house and garage make burying the
wire infeasible. Thanks.

JS

Sunlight resistant UF cable supported by a messenger wire will work.

gee have you considered underground? you could drill that far

The part where he says..... "A brick patio between the house and
garage make burying the wire infeasible" �didn't tip you off? grin- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

if he has a basement, you drill underground, while standing in
basement, its really easy.

my best friend went 30 feet in zero weather to run a replacemnent
power line underground.

Further, most brick patios are not cemented or grouted, but rather set
in sand for drainage. If this is the case, it would be very easy to
disassemble a narrow strip of the patio, run conduit and then reassemble
the patio.

electrical service to garage
 

On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 14:29:44 -0800 (PST), "
wrote:

On Jan 29, 2:50?pm, Terry wrote:
On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:53:42 -0800 (PST), "





wrote:
On Jan 29, 1:09?pm, wrote:
On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 12:30:50 -0500, "DJ Redlocks"

wrote:
There is an overhead wire extending from a junction
box above my back door to the garage which is twelve
feet away. The existing wire which is frayed provides
power for a small flourescent light in the garage and
one AC outlet. What is the proper type of wire that
should be used to replace the overhead wire? A brick
patio between the house and garage make burying the
wire infeasible. Thanks.

JS

Sunlight resistant UF cable supported by a messenger wire will work.

gee have you considered underground? you could drill that far

The part where he says..... "A brick patio between the house and
garage make burying the wire infeasible" ?didn't tip you off? grin- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

if he has a basement, you drill underground, while standing in
basement, its really easy.

my best friend went 30 feet in zero weather to run a replacemnent
power line underground.

That is true. If you can get a good shot at the end of a pipe you can
bore with it easier than you would think.

electrical service to garage
 

Terry wrote:
On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 14:29:44 -0800 (PST), "
wrote:

On Jan 29, 2:50?pm, Terry wrote:
On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:53:42 -0800 (PST), "





wrote:
On Jan 29, 1:09?pm, wrote:
On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 12:30:50 -0500, "DJ Redlocks"
wrote:
There is an overhead wire extending from a junction
box above my back door to the garage which is twelve
feet away. The existing wire which is frayed provides
power for a small flourescent light in the garage and
one AC outlet. What is the proper type of wire that
should be used to replace the overhead wire? A brick
patio between the house and garage make burying the
wire infeasible. Thanks.
JS
Sunlight resistant UF cable supported by a messenger wire will work.
gee have you considered underground? you could drill that far
The part where he says..... "A brick patio between the house and
garage make burying the wire infeasible" ?didn't tip you off? grin- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -
if he has a basement, you drill underground, while standing in
basement, its really easy.

my best friend went 30 feet in zero weather to run a replacemnent
power line underground.

That is true. If you can get a good shot at the end of a pipe you can
bore with it easier than you would think.


And do what on the other end? Break the garage floor and dig a pit there
to catch the other end of the conduit? He isn't putting a machine shop
out there- he just needs a 15 amp circuit for a light and a convenience
outlet. Sure, in a perfect world, a buried line would be best, but an
aerial drop with the proper hangers on each end is a dirt-common
low-buck solution, especially on older houses. I've seen hundreds just
like it. (And also lotsa hillbilly rewires with romex wound around some
big nails on each end.)

Note to OP- as long as you will have it apart anyway, best to put that
run on a GFCI on the house end.

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