Each room would have a wall plate but the end in the attic would be open.
How to run conduit from basement to attic.
I would also like to run conduit in each room on the top floor to the attic.
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.
Is this a fire issue.
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.
Do i need to pack each end with some sort of fire stop.
Ambient temperature would apply running through walls or through a basement.
Could anyone explain the benefits of this conduit.
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.
Attics are much hotter than ambient so you now have two different ampacity situations to consider.
Are there code issues with this idea.
Builder can put in an 1 1 2 pvc conduit from basement to attic for 412.
On the first floor run wires up the wall from the basement.
When necessary use existing ducts or pipe runs to get wires from the attic into the basement.
On the second floor run wires down the wall from 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.
Okay fellas i replaced the main 4 soil vent stack from the basement up through the roof in my solid masonry 1942 colonial home.
The only spot i can run a pvc conduit from basement to well almost to the attic is alongside a forced air heating duct.