How is this dilema normally approached? I have a chiminey that runs to my basement.
Running wire from attic to basement
You should have a plumbing vent stack that goes from the basement all the way up & through the roof.Take a look in the basement & see if the hole in the first floor is real tight. If there is some excess room, crawl into the attic & look down, if the hole in the 2nd floor is sloppy also, you might be able to drop a small chain down the wall all the way to the basement.
Next up, can you say drill bit extensions?
Tom
I've also thought about going outside from the basement, and running conduit up the outside of my house to the attic. I haven't done that yet, and I haven't checked to see whether there are any code issues involved. My wife wants me to finish my current project (er, mess) first.
Was the old flood light working before you replaced it? If it was, maybe you wired the new light incorrectly and it shorted out the minute you flipped the switch.
As for routing the wire, maybe it's just my naturally cautious nature, but I'd have to think long and hard before I started opening up the roof seal on a vent stack just to run a wire from it. Those things are hard enough under normal circumstances to keep from leaking and if I had one that didn't leak I wouldn't even consider tampering with it.
PVC conduit is the way I'd go. Prepaint it the color of the house, run it up to a watertight box and never have to worry about it again.
I appreciate the suggestions.
Mark
Are there any code or other issues though to worry about? I was thinking of even running a fake gutter up the side so it looks normal. I assume I can run just about anything up there - speaker wire, cat5, cable, etc.
Thanks for any advice...
Also, I found a route from basement to attic next to the gas pipe...is it ok to run wire next to it (cable and cat 5)...
Sorry for the novice questions...
having the same dificulties as everyone else onthis thread, I checked around my basement to see if any of the supplied suggestions might work for me.
The only spot I can run a PVC conduit from Basement to (well, almost to) the Attic is alongside a forced air heating duct.
Is this acceptable? Are there code issues with this idea?
[This message has been edited by Weekend Warrior (edited February 05, 2003).]
Is it acceptable to run the conduit containing power cable(s) alongside the heating duct?