mincam
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I want to mount this box on the outside of the house and come into it through the back hole with romex from inside the house, and then change to stranded THHN to be run in PVC conduit outdoors.
I am under the impression that I need a connector on the romex to secure it to the back of the box in the hole where it enters the box. My question is what type of connector do I use for this purpose?
According to the code, any connector that has metal in it must be grounded. So I am looking for a non-metallic connector for romex that will fit/work with a PVC box. If I screw in a metal connector, it must be grounded and I am not sure how to ground it within the rules of the code, so I would prefer no metal in the connector.
250.4(A)(2) Grounding of Electrical Equipment. Normally non-current-carrying conductive materials enclosing electrical conductors or equipment, or forming part of such equipment, shall be connected to earth so as to limit the voltage to ground on these materials.
It would seem to me that there ought to be many non-metallic romex connectors for going into a PVC box, but I can't find any for that purpose. I feel I must be missing the obvious, but can't find it.
Basically my question is very simple: How do you properly connect romex to a PVC box? (The key word is "connect.")
I am under the impression that I need a connector on the romex to secure it to the back of the box in the hole where it enters the box. My question is what type of connector do I use for this purpose?
According to the code, any connector that has metal in it must be grounded. So I am looking for a non-metallic connector for romex that will fit/work with a PVC box. If I screw in a metal connector, it must be grounded and I am not sure how to ground it within the rules of the code, so I would prefer no metal in the connector.
250.4(A)(2) Grounding of Electrical Equipment. Normally non-current-carrying conductive materials enclosing electrical conductors or equipment, or forming part of such equipment, shall be connected to earth so as to limit the voltage to ground on these materials.
It would seem to me that there ought to be many non-metallic romex connectors for going into a PVC box, but I can't find any for that purpose. I feel I must be missing the obvious, but can't find it.
Basically my question is very simple: How do you properly connect romex to a PVC box? (The key word is "connect.")
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