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#1 ·
Hi I want to run 40 ft of 3/4 conduit with 4 curcuits 9 outlets in my garage I have lots and lots of 12/3 house wire can i strip off the white sheath cover and run it throught metallic conduit .Do I have to use a covered ground or is the bare ok or do I have to use the thhn wire
 
#5 ·
Its better to buy individual wires - easier to pull
You can use the 12-3 in conduit as long as it does not go outside or underground at all
You will probably need larger conduit since it is cable
1/2" is needed for (1) cable...not sure how easy that would be to pull
For (2) cables you would need 1"
 
#6 ·
You CANNOT strip off the out coating and run the bare wires inside the conduit.

You CAN use the entire 12/3 inside the conduit so long as the conduit is not outside or underground.

And as scuba_dave also mentioned.... that is going to be a PITA to pull so.... if you have other projects to do later on... maybe just want to use the THHN (or THWN if the conduit will be outside or underground).
 
#8 ·
You can use a common ground but not a common neutral. You need 3 whites for the neutrals. You could make 2 of the hots a MWBC (multt-wire branch circuit) that shares a neutral, and get away with 2 whites. Personally I would not as it can sometimes make GFCI circuits difficult. One more run of THHN is not going to break the bank. And you do need GFCI protection in your garage.
 
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