Pipe for Low Voltage wires

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splinetto

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What is the correct material that should be used for Low Voltage wire? What Ive seen is Central Vac pipe 2" ran form equip location to above the fireplace...It just does not look right....Q#2 Does the 360 degree rule apply? Thanks in advance guys
 
splinetto said:
What is the correct material that should be used for Low Voltage wire? What Ive seen is Central Vac pipe 2" ran form equip location to above the fireplace...It just does not look right....Q#2 Does the 360 degree rule apply? Thanks in advance guys
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As a practical matter it can't be run inside the vacuum piping.

It can be run along the vacuum piping, and usually is.

The 360 degree rule only applies to conductors in a raceway, and vacuum piping is not a raceway, and IIRC, does not apply to this kind of wiring in any case.
 
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As a practical matter it can't be run inside the vacuum piping.

It can be run along the vacuum piping, and usually is.

The 360 degree rule only applies to conductors in a raceway, and vacuum piping is not a raceway, and IIRC, does not apply to this kind of wiring in any case.
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This pipe is for Coaxial wire or maybe HDMI cable....
 
splinetto said:
This pipe is for Coaxial wire or maybe HDMI cable....
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As a rule cables are not required to be installed in raceways.

IMO the pipe you describe is a chase not a raceway.
 
splinetto said:
What is the correct material that should be used for Low Voltage wire? What Ive seen is Central Vac pipe 2" ran form equip location to above the fireplace...It just does not look right....Q#2 Does the 360 degree rule apply? Thanks in advance guys
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Hang on a minute.Just what is the equipment location ?Is this a central vac or just there type of plastic pipe ? If its only going to one location i dought its a central vac.
 
It sounds to me like a chase for a flat screen TV to be located above the fireplace.

He mention Coax and HDMI.

If its a chase for HDMI it has to be big.
 
splinetto said:
What is the correct material that should be used for Low Voltage wire? What Ive seen is Central Vac pipe 2" ran form equip location to above the fireplace...It just does not look right....Q#2 Does the 360 degree rule apply? Thanks in advance guys
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P&C if you want to go thinwall plastic. if you really want to make it look like Shi- and still work why not corrigated storm drain pipe "it comes in 50' rolls" :roll: The Pro's that only do low voltage use the orange ent.
 
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