Conduit Has One Big Advantage over Romex® Wiring and That Is Flexibility. While Romex® Is Available in a Number of Sizes, the Insulated Wires Are All White...
Conduit has one big advantage over ROMEX® wiring and that is flexibility. While ROMEX® is available in a number of sizes, the insulated wires are all white, black and red. Using conduit, it is possible to use any color wire and implement color coding schemes not possible with ROMEX®.
Should Romex be in conduit?
one reason you don't put romex in conduit is because it creates more heat and is not advised in conduit if you have conduit you can run insulated wires instead it's probably cheaper. when you put romex inside conduit The Romex cannot breathe and retains too much heat.
Conduit typically is used only where circuit wires are exposed (or surface-mounted or buried) and therefore need protection from damage or moisture. Conduit offers protection to electrical wires that run in exposed locations.
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