![]() ![]() It is just too short, since as you say it is spliced immediately upon entering the house. There are no scenarios that allow you to reuse any of the THWN wire that is in the conduit now. I guess you could add an elbow down to 24" on the end of the RMC.īut would that even be compliant? If the pipe doesn't terminate in a box, and isn't really a conduit but just a protective sleeve, is it still allowed to be buried only 6"? That would be a gray area, an inspector may go either way. So the transition from 6" depth to 24" depth would be an issue. ![]() However, the depth is an issue the direct burial cable has to be at 24" and the existing conduit is at only 6" depth. You could replace the wires in the conduit with a direct burial cable, and consider the conduit just a protective sleeve this way it doesn't have to terminate in a box. You'd need to make the transition in a box, and the box would have to be accessible. You can bury a splice in a direct burial cable the problem here would be transitioning from wires in conduit to a direct burial cable. You could get a handhole as small as 12" x 12". The usual thing to use is a handhole - like a box where the lid is flush with the ground. You can't bury a junction box - it has to remain accessible. If first option is not feasible - how else can I hide the splice or can I hide the splice whether I can run UF in or out of more RMC? Outdoor waterproof junction box or maybe something like the sprinkler boxes that you can see in the ground? I see 4x4 direct burial j-boxes on HD website - but would like to know code for this and whether owner has to live with this being visible in the lawn!.The current RMC with waterproof splices and run UF wire to where the What are my options to HIDE this splice/junction point? If I digĭeeper to 12" or 18" (from the j-box to the shed) can I splice into.The owner wants to power a shed/garage ~10 ft away from the current J-box, and wants to BURY the current junction site. The junction box at the end of the run is a 90 that comes straight out of the ground approximately 6" up in the middle of the lawn. The circuit is 20A and running 12 guage wire. I have an existing rigid metal conduit run from the service panel to a junction box location that was previously powering an outdoor appliance. ![]()
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