How To Run Conduit From Basement To Attic

When necessary use existing ducts or pipe runs to get wires from the attic into the basement.

How to run conduit from basement to attic.

On the second floor run wires down the wall from the attic. Builder can put in an 1 1 2 pvc conduit from basement to attic for 412. Could anyone explain the benefits of this conduit. Is this a fire issue.

If you have access to your basement crawl space and attic you should be able to run wires without having to cut patch any drywall. I would also like to run conduit in each room on the top floor to the attic. It s just the meter outside mounted on the exterior of the home then the wires run up the studs into the attic then down into the utility room where the breaker panel is located. I would like to run 1 1 4 conduit from the basement to the attic in a new house to run telephone and cable tv cables.

I am in ontario canada. Ambient temperature would apply running through walls or through a basement. This pipe utilized a chase which is about 12 x 18 x 16ft high so there s plenty of room to run conduit for future electrical circuits or low voltage runs from the basement to attic if needed down the road. Are there code issues with this idea.

Attics are much hotter than ambient so you now have two different ampacity situations to consider. Do i need to pack each end with some sort of fire stop. In addition since you re exposing that feeder to attic temperatures you may have to increase the conductor size as per 310 15 a 2. I only have the basic idea that it s going to run inside walls and can be used in the future for running wires from basement to each floor.

On the first floor run wires up the wall from the basement.