could romex electricl wiring be buried?

Question

I a small pool and have found that the filter system gets over heated when run off an extension cord, and burns out. could romex electricl wiring be buried so that i cou;ld an outlet by the pool, or should the wiring be encased inside PVC tubing soas to keep water tight?

Answer 1

Depends on the electric code where you are. I had to bury mine inside PVC conduit, and could not use jacketed wire like that at all (so I was told; by the local Home Depot, if I remember correctly). I had to run three separate 12-guage wires out to the pool outlet in the conduit, (Hot, neutral, and ground) and have nothing else on the circuit. If you have a long run, use a larger guage wire (smaller number)

(I could not use the underground romex for the pool by code here...or so they told me... research your local requirements first...)

Answer 2

Sorry, I'm not going try and tell you how to 'rig' this. This is dangerous and I will not advise it. I will tell you that some of these answers are partially correct. You do not use NM-B (Romex) inside the conduit. You use single conductors such as THHN or XHHW. The correct burial depth for PVC conduit is 18 inches of cover OVER the conduit. The exception to that is if you are going under a street, highway, road, alley, etc. Then the depth is 24 inches. This is from National Electrical Code, Table 300.5. As to wire size, #12 will do just fine for a single circuit. Don't run more than one circuit. If you do, you are required to put a panel and feeder in for this.

Answer 3

Romex wire should not be used outside in the elements. It has an NM rating in front of the guage number.

What you need is UF cable. It is similar to romex, but is designed for direct burial. I assume you will need a UF 12-2 w/ground. This will be good for 20 amperes. Make sure you don't use larger than a 20 amp GFCI breaker to feed this wire.

That said, make sure you check with local codes to make things legal.

Answer 4

there is a direct burial wire available you can use or use a grey pvc schedule 40 pipe with the wire in it.
if you have turns or it's not that far to run the wire, use direct burial, if not, use the pvc. then you won't worry about age or wear over time.
just make sure you use a heavy enough gauge wire for it. probably a 10 or 8 gauge.(the smaller the number, the bigger the wire)

Answer 5

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Just drop some extension cords on the ground for winter. Code says you can't run romex in conduit but sometimes codes are a bit ridiculous. If you use the cords it's something you can roll up out of the way when the digging starts. In conduit 40 foot 12-18 inches should be fine. 3 foot is over kill this isn't primary electric.

Answer 6

Direct Burial Romex

Answer 7

Use type UF wire for direct burial. Not romex. There is no need for conduit. Size the wire for the load (amps) and distance so as not to cause a voltage drop. Email if you have questions.

Answer 8

You can put romex in PVC and you should be fine. There is another kind of Romex that is made to be used underground with no pipe at all. Check your local hardware store. If this all up to code ...I don't know, but it will work.

Answer 9

Neither way, your going to create a "monster" here with your ideas. Go to the lumber yard and get "underground rated wire" or you'll create something you'll be sorry about.

Answer 10

For outdoor, underground applications you need UL wire. Anything else is risky or worse deadly.