Run Extension Cord Through Attic

If the wall above runs parallel to the attic or basement joist this cable will be attached across the side of a joist.

Run extension cord through attic.

Extension cord flexible cords and cables shall not be used for the following. Roll out the cable through the basement or attic space to the next box location. Familiarize yourself with the footing situation. Cut the cable leaving plenty of slack and feed the cut end into the wall cavity and out through the wall hole as you did with the first box.

Nec 400 8 uses not permitted ref. With a flashlight examine the attic and locate the path that you will use to run the wire between the two locations. Dragging extension cords across the yard to power the weed whip fumbling around in a dark shed most of us take these hassles for. There are many problems with this the main being that it s against code relevant section.

Get comfortable in your favorite chair and start wrapping that electrical tape around the extension cord. Running extension cord through attic for outdoor tv posted by charlie arglist on 6 1 13 at 6 39 pm to el jefe get an outdoor extension cord and a bunch of black electrical tape. We show the easiest way using rigid conduit. No you can t run flexible cord through the ceiling walls.

As a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure. I have tv cords that run up through the wall cap and plug into a surge protector resting on the floor of the attic which is then plugged into an outlet light fixture in the attic.