[al99m]

hi i am adding a new garage to the side of my existing unit. i will put a new subpanel in the new structure and wire it to the existing main panel on the opposite wall of the existing garage. the wiring will go up the wall and accross the rafters of the old garage through a non accessable attic and down the common wall to the new subpanel. my question is can i just run 4 separate wires between the panels or do they need to be in conduit or do i need to use a romex type cable. i have another subpanel under the house and the electrician just ran 4 separate wires with no conduit so i was wondering if this is ok or not. thanks for any help.

 

[jbfan]

First off the sub panel under the house is a code violation!!!
Any wiring in a home needs to be a cable, or wired in some kind of raceway!

 

[al99m]

yeah thats what i thought too but thats the way the house was wired when they added the sub box for a double oven. so i guess i will go back and put the wires in conduit. thanks

 

[angrysmileyface]

Sub panel

Is this an actual subpanel under the house or simply a 1900 or similar box?

 

[220/221]

Cable is fine for your installation, but.............a panel under the house? :laughing::jester:

Nice

 

[jbfan]

Cable is fine for your installation, but.............a panel under the house? :laughing::jester:

Nice

I have seen my share in crawl spaces for the under floor furnance.

 

[al99m]

actually the house is built on a hill so there is room to walk under the house so the panel is acessable

 

[Scuba_Dave]

I have seen my share in crawl spaces for the under floor furnance.

That's where mine was at the last house
Luckily right by the bulk head so I dug an area out
That way you could walk right by the furnace near the bulkhead

 

[Scuba_Dave]

i have another subpanel under the house and the electrician just ran 4 separate wires with no conduit so i was wondering if this is ok or not. thanks for any help.

I just noticed this
If these are 4 separate wires to FEED the subpanel then they MUST be in conduit. If they are a cable then that is OK

Anyone else???