bx cable under porch

08-12-2010, 10:29 PM	#1
jce Newbie   Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 24	bx cable under porch Can I use bx cable under my porch ? It is not totally enclosed & I am not sure if that is considered a "wet" location. It would be run on the ceiling to add another light. Thanks

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08-12-2010, 10:46 PM	#2
Scuba_Dave Xtreme DIY'r   Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: South of Boston, MA Posts: 17,248	bx cable under porch UNDER the porch ? or under the porch roof....sounds like

08-12-2010, 11:21 PM	#3
frenchelectrican " Euro " electrician     Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: WI & France { in France for now } Posts: 4,952	bx cable under porch I will treat the porch if semienclosed then it is damp location the BX cable is very limited on damp location IMO better off just run in conduit it will fair much better and have far less issue than BX cable is. otherwise run it with UF { wet location } cable that will have no issue at all. Merci. Marc

08-13-2010, 06:52 AM	#4
jce Newbie   Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 24	bx cable under porch It is a 100 yr old home , open rafters & dont plan on covering them. Yes , it will all be run on the ceiling. I thought bx would be good , then it's "protected" & is easier than conduit. thanks for all the replies so far !

08-16-2010, 09:17 PM	#5
jce Newbie   Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 24	bx cable under porch bump......