Wire from the attic to the basement using a second floor hvac return green.
Bx wire for attic.
Bx contains one or more individually insulated hot conductors one individually insulated neutral conductor and a ground wire which may or may not be individually insulated.
The installation and construction requirements for type ac armored cable are located in article 320 of the nec.
Bx is sheathed in a flexible metal spiral made either from aluminum or galvanized steel.
I took it to be the cable romex was going to be exposed.
Fish the cable.
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It may take some finessing as the tip of the fish tape blade passes through the drilled hole in the wall plate.
Solid cu bx ac al armored cable armorlite cable.
It s not as flexible as romex nor it should be.
For a first floor installation you will be drilling up through the floorboard and then sole plate.
Going under alternative names such as metallic sheathed cable type ac mc greenfield or armored cable bx cable is a collection of plastic coated insulated wires typically 14 or 12 gauge bundled together and protected by a ribbon like metal sheathing.
From down in the basement the bottom of the floorboards.
Wire from the attic to a second floor outlet purple.
Edwin greenfield and gus johnson developed basic armored cable in the early 1900s.
Bx is also known as armor clad or flexible metal conduit cable.
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Bx s metal sheathing runs in a helix like or twisted manner around the wires.
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I ve used this 12 2 mc cable to extend a power outlet into my walk in closet.
Junction box mounting locations there are two options for mounting boxes that are wholly contained within the attic.
Many in the industry may still incorrectly refer to type ac as bx cable.
Solid cu bx ac aluminum armored cable assortment.
5 can you just have electrical wires exposed with all the junctions in junction.
Be gentle as you fish the cable through the hole since it is important not to tear the sheathing on the.
I wanted to go with mc for extra protection wired through the attic and so far it was able to withstand much of abuse from my side during the installation.
But we need to know the type of wire and the type of access to the attic scuttle hole stairs to provide a complete answer.
The abbreviation bx has stuck to all metal jacketed cables for decades.
Understanding these temperature ratings and matching the intent of the building code should be attempted only by a licensed electrician on a case by case basis but the electricians i ve consulted agree that it s safe under normal conditions to bury older bx cable in cellulose insulation in an attic.
Wire from the attic to the basement near the flue blue.
You can attach them to the joist s side surface called the face or to the.
