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Question by Preet
Submitted on 6/23/2004
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Is it legal to have electrical wiring horizontally? For example, to run horizontally from one electrical socket to another.


Answer by Medievalist
Submitted on 2/13/2006
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Yes, if you do it properly.  Make sure you don't immobilize the wire so that it can expand and contract normally.  NEVER NOTCH a framing member - drill through centers or use a surface-mount product like wiremold - and you should protect the wire from nails that might be driven into the framing in the future (hardware stores sell protective nail plates for this purpose).

That's an oversimplification, although it may be everything the amateur needs to know.  I recommend you pick up a cheap wiring guide from Home Despot (or better yet a local family-owned hardware store!).

There's a special place in Hell for plumbers and electricians who notch beams.

 

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