Running 10/2 100 yards in conduit under ground. It is safe to use above ground wire if its in pvc conduit.... correct?
under/above ground wire in conduit?
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All we have is a Menards and they sell 100 ft or 250 ft rolls and I need 125 do you know if any of the other big box stores sell it by the foot?
Awesome thank you.... sorry if there was any confusion I went to edit my post and my keyboard disappeared lol
If I was to call and price how would I word this? lol
10/2 non romex underground cable?
10/2 non romex underground cable?
You want stranded 10 gauge THWN you will have buy each color individually, so the 10/2 does not apply. One reason wire in conduit is ran individually is to help with heat dissipation, I suspect that is one reason for no romex in conduits the jacket keeps all the conductors too close together.
THHN for wet locations is technically THWN
Romex also doesn't have an insulated ground
But these may be the combo talked about as they say wet locations:
(Of course you use different colors)
Southwire (By-the-Foot) 10 Black Stranded THHN-22973299 - The Home Depot
Shop Southwire 10-AWG Stranded Green Copper THHN Wire (By-the-Foot) at Lowes.com
Romex also doesn't have an insulated ground
But these may be the combo talked about as they say wet locations:
(Of course you use different colors)
Southwire (By-the-Foot) 10 Black Stranded THHN-22973299 - The Home Depot
Shop Southwire 10-AWG Stranded Green Copper THHN Wire (By-the-Foot) at Lowes.com
Ah ok, Thanks everyone. Thats the same way the new wiring was ran to the garage.... 3 separate wires in conduit. Luckily my buddy talked me into putting a breaker in there as well which will be used for the pool 
Buying 125' x3 conductors of stranded #10 THHN at my Home depot would be 375'x.49c=$183.75.
A roll of 500' of #10 THHN stranded per conductor is $76.47 each, 3x$76.47=$229.41 They (Home Depot) do not sell 250' rolls
If you local store has 250' rolls, it sounds like it would be much cheaper than paying for it by the foot.
Never hurts to have some wire around for future projects.
A roll of 500' of #10 THHN stranded per conductor is $76.47 each, 3x$76.47=$229.41 They (Home Depot) do not sell 250' rolls
If you local store has 250' rolls, it sounds like it would be much cheaper than paying for it by the foot.
Never hurts to have some wire around for future projects.
n240sxguy
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Try to find an electrical distributor in the area. On things like this they should be so much cheaper than a big box store. Some things they can't match the big box stores on, but they should be able to beat their wire prices.
He said I would need black white and green wire.... I just agreed lol does that sound accurate?
JoeSelf
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That's the colors I ran when I did mine. Individual wires, Hot , Neutral and Ground..
Just in case you need to change, they can be pulled out and replaced in the conduit.
Just in case you need to change, they can be pulled out and replaced in the conduit.
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