electrical raceway/conduit

[FWR]

Hey guys,

I am in the process of looking for a custom fish house builder and I have a few questions about wiring.

I was thinking about running my 12v/110v wires through conduit or a non metallic raceway. This would allow me to add or repair my wiring. I figure if I want to add or fix my wiring I do not have to mess with taking off any paneling.

Does anybody here use this method?

A Carsella house is in the lead as of now.

Let me know what you think.

[FishinFools]

I guess it depends on if you fish with an electrical inspector or not! You'll get plenty of frowns if you pull line and low voltage in the same conduit. I think it would be easier to maintain and trouble shoot too if you ran separate conduit for each voltage. Run THHN #14 for your 120v and stranded #12 for your LV. Easy pull and plenty of copper for your short runs. If you are starting from scratch, fuse everything...that will protect everything...even your wiring.

[FWR]

Now keep in mind I am a complete [PoorWordUsage] when it comes to wiring when you read the following questions...

Why is it a good idea to keep the low voltage separate from the LV?

When you say fuse everything are you talking about each light and outlet having its own fuse instead of have a dedicated fuse box?

Sorry for the dumb questions.

Thank you for your reply.

[FishinFools]

Low voltage equals high amperage and not to offend any inspectors who might read this forum, it's my experience that "some" inspectors are freaked out by it. Although with proper wire selection you could technically run both in one conduit, i think it's good design practice to keep them separate. 1/2" PVC is cheap and easy to install anyway and then you don't end up with mixed voltages in your jboxes. Fusing: yes, put a marine fuse block between your transformer and your loads. Not sure what you plan to install but a couple of 15a 12v circuits should be all you need. The more sensitive your equipment, the more (and lower amperage fuses) you should use so you can closely protect them. Put in a small breaker panel to distribute your 120v power. A few breakers should cover your transformer on one, you lights on another and then your outlets. If you are also going to use batteries as a power source when your generator is down, personally I would make that a completely separate and limited setup...