Wiring question - Two hots in one conduit OK?
#1
06-30-13, 10:02 AM
Wiring question - Two hots in one conduit OK?
I need to install an outdoor ceiling fan and truing to figure out a way to connect it to next existing wiring.
I have an outdoor light with a switch inside the house. There is a hot and neutral going to that light fixture. I was wondering if I could pull in a second hot (always on) through that conduit and then extend conduit from the existing light fixture?
I am planning to have the fan always powered and use a remote control.
I have an outdoor light with a switch inside the house. There is a hot and neutral going to that light fixture. I was wondering if I could pull in a second hot (always on) through that conduit and then extend conduit from the existing light fixture?
I am planning to have the fan always powered and use a remote control.
#2
06-30-13, 10:14 AM
Group Moderator
Yes....you can pull a second hot wire thru the conduit.
If that new hot wire is on a different circuit than the original wire.....then it will need its own neutral also.
If that new hot wire is on a different circuit than the original wire.....then it will need its own neutral also.
#6
06-30-13, 09:55 PM
Forum Topic Moderator
The breaker should now be changed to either a 2 pole or two single poles with a handle tie. You will now have a multiwire branch circuit. The 2 hots and the neutral need a zip tie or a loop of tape to identify the MWBC.
#8
06-30-13, 10:43 PM
Group Moderator
You can't turn that into a multi wire circuit without identifying what leg the original circuit is on. It would be easier to pull a neutral with the new power wiring if you plan to go back to the panel.
If you are just adding a wire to obtain an "always hot" from the existing light switch then you can just grab the neutral at that point.....as long as it's there.
If you are just adding a wire to obtain an "always hot" from the existing light switch then you can just grab the neutral at that point.....as long as it's there.
