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Old 10-09-2009, 03:32 PM   #1
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Easy THWN question


Running wire to a shed, I need about 130 ft. I already decided just the one 20A line would do (I don't want a subpanel).

Now, 100 ft of that run is inside (the breaker panel is on the opposite corner of the house) then 30 ft of it is outside. What's normal... run the 100ft inside with standard #12 to a box and switch over to THWN and conduit or do the whole thing with THWN (and conduit on the outside).

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Old 10-09-2009, 03:46 PM   #2
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Easy THWN question


If you run THHN/THWN it has to be in conduit from panel to panel. I would run 12/2 to where you will exit the house then transition to conduit and individual conductors.

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Easy THWN question


Yup, I ran NMB to my front, then switched over to conduit for the buried run out front

If you GFCI protect the circuit before going underground you can do 12" depth
I used blank face GFCI's, but you could put a GFCI outlet inside too
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Old 10-09-2009, 05:22 PM   #4
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Easy THWN question


You could get one of these boxes and put a GFCI in ond then to shed .You will also need a unuse cover you have 1/2 inch con on top fpr gpoing in sofit and bottom for going in the ground
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Old 10-09-2009, 05:27 PM   #6
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Easy THWN question


You can do a MWBC (multi-wire branch circuit) - 2 circuits that share a neutral
That way you would have 2 circuits just in case
Just a thought

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