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Re: [Shop-talk] Re-wiring an outdoor outlet

To: Scott Hall <scott.hall.personal@gmail.com>, "shop-talk@autox.team.net" <Shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Re-wiring an outdoor outlet
From: Brian Kemp <bk13@earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2020 15:09:58 -0700
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Scott - You have received good advice.

- Cut the conduit back to a straight section then run new.  It might be 
helpful to have a compact pipe cutter if you intend to not pull new 
wire.  Sample cutter: 
https://www.homedepot.com/p/RIDGID-101-Tube-Cutter-1-4-in-to-1-1-8-in-40617/100075014
 

- If not running new wire, take about a foot of conduit out and shift 
the location so you have fresh wire.  It looks like the insulation is 
damaged where the conduit broke.
- Agree with the in-use cover others suggested.
- Agree about having the GFCI protecting the wire too.  Put it at an 
upstream outlet or as the breaker.
- Agree with the suggestion to use a 4x4 post.
- Suspect the installation was not permitted.  Might be good to have an 
electrician look at your sub-panel.  As an example, if the neutral wires 
share a bus bar with the ground wires and panel box, that is likely 
wrong.  Per my local codes, the only place ground and neutral wires can 
share a bus bar is the main panel.
- Make sure the wires are sized for the circuit breaker.  12GA for 20A 
and 14GA for 15A.

Brian

On 7/10/2020 11:44 AM, Scott Hall wrote:
> I have this:
>
> https://i.imgur.com/QWy2Ikn.jpg
> https://i.imgur.com/s39fdds.jpg
>
> Happening at the new house. Those rocks surround the pool deck for 
> ornamentation, I guess.
>
> Shockingly (or not, heh), those outlets work. I'd like to re-do the 
> whole thing to be anchored into the ground and not make me nervous 
> every time I look at it.
>
> The pool is about eight feet away. Maybe two feet of that 
> rock...'garden' then six feet of concrete decking. Those outlets 
> themselves don't appear to be GFCI, though I'd think it was a good 
> idea. They have their own sub-panel, on the side of the house maybe 
> forty feet away.
>
> I'm completely okay with throwing the breaker and installing a new 
> actual outlet, I'm soliciting advice on how to re-do that conduit (can 
> you 'splice' conduit so I dig and then do it like I'd do PVC?) and 
> anchor the whole thing firmly to the ground. And for specific 
> solutions you guys can think of too--I was thinking I could pour a 
> concrete 'rock' in the garage with a hole for a gang box and then put 
> that where this thing is now, etc.
>
> Thanks guys.
>
> Scott
>
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    Scott - You have received good advice.<br>
    <br>
    - Cut the conduit back to a straight section then run new.  It might
    be helpful to have a compact pipe cutter if you intend to not pull
    new wire.  Sample cutter: 
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" 
href="https://www.homedepot.com/p/RIDGID-101-Tube-Cutter-1-4-in-to-1-1-8-in-40617/100075014";>https://www.homedepot.com/p/RIDGID-101-Tube-Cutter-1-4-in-to-1-1-8-in-40617/100075014</a>
    <br>
    - If not running new wire, take about a foot of conduit out and
    shift the location so you have fresh wire.  It looks like the
    insulation is damaged where the conduit broke.<br>
    - Agree with the in-use cover others suggested.<br>
    - Agree about having the GFCI protecting the wire too.  Put it at an
    upstream outlet or as the breaker.<br>
    - Agree with the suggestion to use a 4x4 post.<br>
    - Suspect the installation was not permitted.  Might be good to have
    an electrician look at your sub-panel.  As an example, if the
    neutral wires share a bus bar with the ground wires and panel box,
    that is likely wrong.  Per my local codes, the only place ground and
    neutral wires can share a bus bar is the main panel.<br>
    - Make sure the wires are sized for the circuit breaker.  12GA for
    20A and 14GA for 15A.  <br>
    <br>
    Brian<br>
    <br>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 7/10/2020 11:44 AM, Scott Hall
      wrote:<br>
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      <div dir="ltr">I have this:
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        <div><a href="https://i.imgur.com/QWy2Ikn.jpg";
            moz-do-not-send="true">https://i.imgur.com/QWy2Ikn.jpg</a><br>
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        </div>
        <div>Happening at the new house. Those rocks surround the pool
          deck for ornamentation, I guess. </div>
        <div><br>
        </div>
        <div>Shockingly (or not, heh), those outlets work. I'd like to
          re-do the whole thing to be anchored into the ground and not
          make me nervous every time I look at it.</div>
        <div><br>
        </div>
        <div>The pool is about eight feet away. Maybe two feet of that
          rock...'garden' then six feet of concrete decking. Those
          outlets themselves don't appear to be GFCI, though I'd think
          it was a good idea. They have their own sub-panel, on the side
          of the house maybe forty feet away.</div>
        <div><br>
        </div>
        <div>I'm completely okay with throwing the breaker and
          installing a new actual outlet, I'm soliciting advice on how
          to re-do that conduit (can you 'splice' conduit so I dig and
          then do it like I'd do PVC?) and anchor the whole thing firmly
          to the ground. And for specific solutions you guys can think
          of too--I was thinking I could pour a concrete 'rock' in the
          garage with a hole for a gang box and then put that where this
          thing is now, etc.</div>
        <div><br>
        </div>
        <div>Thanks guys.</div>
        <div><br>
        </div>
        <div>Scott</div>
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