Can romex be incased in pvc underground I say no but a friend says yes A
steak is on the line...

"Gary" wrote in message
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Can romex be incased in pvc underground I say no but a friend says yes A
steak is on the line...

A buried conduit is considered a wet location. NM cable is for dry
locations. Make it a Filet

"Gary" wrote in message
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Can romex be incased in pvc underground I say no but a friend says yes A
steak is on the line...

A buried conduit is considered a wet location. NM cable is for dry
locations. Make it a Filet

In article , "Gary" wrote:
Can romex be incased in pvc underground I say no but a friend says yes A
steak is on the line...

Your friend owes you a steak. "Romex", correctly known as Type NM Cable, is
not permitted in wet locations. An underground conduit is considered a wet
location.

In article , "Gary" wrote:
Can romex be incased in pvc underground I say no but a friend says yes A
steak is on the line...

Your friend owes you a steak. "Romex", correctly known as Type NM Cable, is
not permitted in wet locations. An underground conduit is considered a wet
location.

"Gary" wrote in message
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Can romex be incased in pvc underground I say no but a friend says yes A
steak is on the line...


*No Romex underground, even in conduit. Make mine medium well.

Gary wrote:
Can romex be incased in pvc underground I say no but a friend says yes A
steak is on the line...

Well, depends...

"Romex" is generically any type of non-metallic sheathed electrical
cable. The name came from the Rome Wire Company which originally
produced the wire. Now the Romex brand is owned by Southwire and is an
actual trademarked brand.

So, assuming the friend were to specify suitable _type_ of Romex for wet
location, it's ok.

IOW, as posed, imo it's indeterminate as being underspecified...

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On Oct 31, 10:13*am, dpb wrote:
Gary wrote:
Can romex be incased in pvc underground I say no but a friend says yes A
steak is on the line...

Well, depends...

"Romex" is generically any type of non-metallic sheathed electrical
cable. *The name came from the Rome Wire Company which originally
produced the wire. *Now the Romex brand is owned by Southwire and is an
actual trademarked brand.

So, assuming the friend were to specify suitable _type_ of Romex for wet
location, it's ok.

IOW, as posed, imo it's indeterminate as being underspecified...

Sounds like you're trying to help the OP weasel his way out of a
losing bet.
Romex is trademarked, and no product with the Romex brand name is
listed for wet locations. Generically speaking when someone refers to
romex they are referring to a NM cable that is the same as Romex, just
a different brand, not an entirely different animal. That would be
like saying Band-Aid means the Johnson & Johnson product, and bandaid
means a plaster cast.

R

RicodJour wrote:
On Oct 31, 10:13 am, dpb wrote:
Gary wrote:
Can romex be incased in pvc underground I say no but a friend says yes A
steak is on the line...
Well, depends...

"Romex" is generically any type of non-metallic sheathed electrical
cable. The name came from the Rome Wire Company which originally
produced the wire. Now the Romex brand is owned by Southwire and is an
actual trademarked brand.

So, assuming the friend were to specify suitable _type_ of Romex for wet
location, it's ok.

IOW, as posed, imo it's indeterminate as being underspecified...

Sounds like you're trying to help the OP weasel his way out of a
losing bet.

....Hey, anything to promote a good argument...

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"RicodJour" wrote in message
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On Oct 31, 10:13 am, dpb wrote:
Gary wrote:
Can romex be incased in pvc underground I say no but a friend says yes A
steak is on the line...

Well, depends...

"Romex" is generically any type of non-metallic sheathed electrical
cable. The name came from the Rome Wire Company which originally
produced the wire. Now the Romex brand is owned by Southwire and is an
actual trademarked brand.

So, assuming the friend were to specify suitable _type_ of Romex for wet
location, it's ok.

IOW, as posed, imo it's indeterminate as being underspecified...

Sounds like you're trying to help the OP weasel his way out of a
losing bet.

The OP is on the winning side.
"I say no, but a friend says yes"

Let the man get his steak!

On Oct 31, 5:14*pm, "Joe" wrote:
"RicodJour" wrote in message
On Oct 31, 10:13 am, dpb wrote:

IOW, as posed, imo it's indeterminate as being underspecified...

Sounds like you're trying to help the OP weasel his way out of a
losing bet.

The OP is on the winning side.
"I say no, but a friend says yes"

Let the man get his steak!

Point noted. It's still weaseling.

R

"John Grabowski" wrote in message
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"Gary" wrote in message
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Can romex be incased in pvc underground I say no but a friend says yes A
steak is on the line...


*No Romex underground, even in conduit. Make mine medium well.


RARE Porterhouse

gene

On Nov 1, 9:57*am, "Gene Jackson" wrote:
"John Grabowski" wrote in message
"Gary" wrote in message

Can romex be incased in pvc underground I say no but a friend says yes.. A
steak is on the line...

*No Romex underground, even in conduit. *Make mine medium well.

RARE Porterhouse

Right. If you're ordering a steak medium well, you might as well go
to Arby's.

R

On Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:01:09 GMT, "Gary" wrote:

Can romex be incased in pvc underground I say no but a friend says yes A
steak is on the line...


There is electrical wire specifically made for underground use. Now
see if your friend can produce a piece of "Romex" for underground use.
I'm on your side, though.