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Metal Tracks for On-wall Wiring
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| Opion Seeker 2005-10-23, 11:21 am |
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Hello,
Do they have metal-tracks for on the walls, electrical wiring that no longer
uses the box, but has something into which you can plug directly into the
track? I feel i have seen them somewhere?
I am going to have a conpleted house wired that has no electricity, and if
such an out-side-the-wall-track exists i would like to consider the cost
of using the tracks in some of the rooms or even all of the rooms.
How does the Govt. inspector inspect the electrical wiring in such a house
that has been wired conventionally (inside the walls), when the walls are
not open. How does he see behind closed walls?
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| Vaughn 2005-10-23, 12:21 pm |
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"Opion Seeker" <7957418@127.0.0.1:7501> wrote in message
news:435b9a1c$1_1@galaxy.uncensored-news.com...
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> Hello,
> Do they have metal-tracks for on the walls, electrical wiring that no longer
> uses the box, but has something into which you can plug directly into the
> track? I feel i have seen them somewhere?
> I am going to have a conpleted house wired that has no electricity, and if
> such an out-side-the-wall-track exists i would like to consider the cost
> of using the tracks in some of the rooms or even all of the rooms.
Google on "Surface Raceway" for a world of information. Wiremold
http://www.wiremold.com/ is probably the biggest player in that field. I would
try home improvement or electrical groups for better information.
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> How does the Govt. inspector inspect the electrical wiring in such a house
> that has been wired conventionally (inside the walls), when the walls are
> not open. How does he see behind closed walls?
He can tell a lot by peeking behind wallplates, looking in your breaker
box, your attic, and your basement. He will also plug a little gadget into your
outlets to check for proper connection and grounding. In the US, it is not
usually the government inspector you have to fear, because such things are
usually grandfathered if they were originally done to current code. What you
really have to fear is the buyer's home inspector when you are trying to sell
your home. If the house can't be made to pass inspection, the buyer will not
be able to get a mortgage and the sale will fall through.
I have an older home with plaster walls, no conduit, no accessible attic,
no basement and two conductor wiring, so I will be facing these same issues
eventually.
Vaughn
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