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09-27-04, 03:37 PM

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SER In PVC

I am running 200 feet of PVC out to a pole barn and thought it would be easier to pull a SER cable through the pipe rather than some 4-Single conductors. Is SER permitted in PVC since in some cases pvc is considered a wet location?? Thanks

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09-27-04, 03:43 PM

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SER is not permitted underground, even in conduit. And pulling four individual conductors will be much easier than pulling SER.

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