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Residential Electrical including Appliances and HVAC with 28 years experience.

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Started training as an electrician in 1979, worked for major companies and the government.

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Graduated from Electrician's School, Carrier Training, and various specialty schools.

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Electrical Wiring in the Home - conduit

Expert: Greg Hughes - 1/1/2008

Question
i need to run a new circuit from my existing panel to a new addition on the opposite side of my house. My house has no basement and no access to the attic so i need to run this circuit in a conduit around the back of my house. Can I also run coax and a phone line in the same conduit as the electrical wire or will i need two conduits

Answer
Check local codes you may not need to run the coax and phone line in conduit.
If you do, then no, do not run them all in the same conduit.

Where I live you can run coax and phone line on the outside of the house. Why? They do not carry high voltage (well, actually the phone line does when a call is coming in).

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