Run Wire Through Wall And Out Into Conduit To Light

How to run electrical wire for an outlet or light switch running electrical wire behind a wall is a great way to add an additional outlet or light switch in your home.

Run wire through wall and out into conduit to light.

You ll need two wires one white and one black for one circuit or more if you intend to wire a three way switch from the house or add more than one circuit. Make sure that someone holds the opposite end of the cable securely while you fish it to the next location to avoid pulling the cable into the wall where you can t reach it. The guidelines will determine the fill factor which is the maximum amount of space that the conductors running through the conduit can occupy. The number of wires you are running will determine the size of conduit needed.

There are two ways to run electrical wiring on the exterior walls of a house or other structure. Pull the wires through the wall opening. Strip the end of the sheathing attach the wires to the fish tape and tape them in place. Apply the compound directly to the wires before pulling them into the conduit.

This is a two person job you need a helper at the other end to feed the wires into the conduit. One method is to run individual wires in a conduit system such as intermediate conduit rigid. Schedule 40 polyvinyl chloride pvc conduit for electricity is gray and is rated for sunlight resistance. If you decide to use conduit use available charts to determine the correct size for your application.

You can run electrical wire outside to nearly any location. Pull the wires through the conduit. Pry the top and bottom box nails away from the stud to remove the box. Although some types of electrical cable do not have to be enclosed in conduit for outside installation enclosing any exposed cable is a good idea.

Turn off the power and remove the old receptacle.