Gazebo Wiring

[S Carpenter]

I have a customer who has a 16x20 Gazebo and wants to run power to it with outlets, lights, etc. It is rustic brown timbers and the want the wiring to match the color of the Gazebo. We know we need weather-proof conductors, GFCI's etc. does anyone know of a company who sells say 12-3 2 cond THW in a rustic brown jacket or should we be looking for something else to run the circuits in?

 

[brantmacga]

you should be looking for something else to run the circuits in. you could pipe it and paint the conduit.

 

[stickboy1375]

When I wired my father-in-laws gazebo, I just removed some of the interior trim boards and found space to hide the UF for a ceiling fan, as for the receptacles, I just used carflex and bell boxes on the surface... just kept them low to the ground, also ran coax as well, makes a nice place to have a beer and watch a baseball game...:grin:

 

[marcerrin]

pvc, THHN, torch, brown bell boxes, and brown paint.

 

[LarryFine]

. . . torch . . .

Torch? :-?

 

[infinity]

Torch? :-?

PVC bender?

 

[iwire]

who sells say 12-3 2 cond THW

What is 'two conductor' 12/3 THW?

 

[360Youth]

Torch? :-?

My guess, if not a bender, is the torch can make it a nice brown toasted marshmellow color right before it s bendable.

does anyone know of a company who sells say 12-3 2 cond THW in a rustic brown jacket or should we be looking for something else to run the circuits in?

You could try running lights LV. Those conductors would be at least black, maybe even brown in color.

 

[marcerrin]

yes, bender. Or use one of these........http://bendez.com/ They work pretty slick.

 

[petersonra]

What is 'two conductor' 12/3 THW?

good question.

I vote for surface mounted wireway and THWN inside the gazebo.

 

[quogueelectric]

pipe viper

pipe viper

These are along the same lines when bending pvc up to 2 inch without hot box http://www.kraloyfittings.com/download/pipe_viper_kraloy.pdf They are a little pricey but when you figure what you spend on a heat blanket or pvc elbows with the couplings and glue and labor. use the bender with the viper unless you are godzilla they work pretty good.