Do I Need Conduit For Attic

The national electrical code which is the basis for all local building codes has specific regulations for installing electrical wires so that they are protected from damage.

Do i need conduit for attic.

It will be easier to repair wires if there is a short in the line. I m building a new home outside the city limits in liberty county in texas my electrician ran the main power feed wire from the meter through the exterior wall up into the attic and down into the breaker panel without any conduit. This will protect the wiring from being accidentally snagged. I cannot find this specifically in code so here is my question.

It also is easily damaged unlike imc or rigid conduit. The attic wiring should be protected and secured to ceiling joists or other wood structural supports. Emt conduit is lightweight easy to bend and is used within the walls. No you do not need conduit also there is a wire staple any hardware should have them your better off running it as is when you put wire in conduit it creates heat not good.

Code requires that romex be installed in a conduit. Using conduits will ensure that your wires are kept together. When romex is run across rafters in an open unfinished attic it is my position that a raceway of some kind 1x3 s or even 2x4 s should first be attached across the affected rafters perhaps 3 to 4 above the joists then the wiring be stapled to the raceway. A favorite target of electrical inspectors is the improper use of non metallic cable nm in exposed locations such as basement foundation walls or along the face of studs and joists in unfinished framed spaces.

Water heaters can lights and attic vents are great examples of typical flexible conduit installation.