joeyd0315
New Member
Hello,
i am hooking up a hot tub. At first i though of 6/3 Romex for main panel to subpanel attached to house outside, then THHN in 1" conduit another 15 feet to hot tub. But the last 4 feet inside travels in a bay over a finished section of the basement ceiling, so i cannot reach in there to staple/mount the romex, and even if i could, it eventually needs to travel through the wall, and up 2 feet outdoors to subpanel, which would require conduit through the wall and up 2 feet outside. I know i cannot strip the Romex and put into the conduit, but is there a distance limit where this is allowed?
I can extend the conduit into the 4 foot bay from outside, but if i strip the shielding off , the wires are not labeled so not code conforming. Do i need to have a junction box at the start of the 4 foot finished ceiling to terminate the Romex, and start the THHN going the 4 feet inside, and the 2 feet outside, all through the conduit?
What exactly does a junction box look like here? is it just a casing mounted on the joist, and use threaded twist connectors inside? Or does it need some type of termination bars, in and out?
Any help is appreciated.
i am hooking up a hot tub. At first i though of 6/3 Romex for main panel to subpanel attached to house outside, then THHN in 1" conduit another 15 feet to hot tub. But the last 4 feet inside travels in a bay over a finished section of the basement ceiling, so i cannot reach in there to staple/mount the romex, and even if i could, it eventually needs to travel through the wall, and up 2 feet outdoors to subpanel, which would require conduit through the wall and up 2 feet outside. I know i cannot strip the Romex and put into the conduit, but is there a distance limit where this is allowed?
I can extend the conduit into the 4 foot bay from outside, but if i strip the shielding off , the wires are not labeled so not code conforming. Do i need to have a junction box at the start of the 4 foot finished ceiling to terminate the Romex, and start the THHN going the 4 feet inside, and the 2 feet outside, all through the conduit?
What exactly does a junction box look like here? is it just a casing mounted on the joist, and use threaded twist connectors inside? Or does it need some type of termination bars, in and out?
Any help is appreciated.