Nashville Home Inspection - Electrical Wiring Conduit, What's Wrong With This Picture? 9.8.11
Please see the picture below. You are looking at the exterior of a house where the house connects to a garage. The house is on the left, the garage roof on the right. Look at the shiny stuff in the middle of the picture. What's wrong?
HINT: Exterior electrical conductors should normally be housed in protective conduit.
ANSWER: Normally exterior electrical wiring should be installed inside protective conduit. This conduit is normally a rigid metal product. Aluminum foil is a poor substitute for proper conduit.
Thank you,
Richard Acree
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