How Do I Run An Underground Wire Through Conduit To My Shop?
Installing an underground conduit wiring system today is much easier than it once was. Not so long ago the only type of electrical conduit available was made of steel or heavy-walled aluminum, and to work with these you needed expensive tools. Today, you have an alternative with rigid polyvinyl chloride (PVC) conduit. The National Electrical Code (NEC) permits you to use this conduit for direct burial installations. Before beginning this project, you need to determine the size of the subpanel that you plan to install in your shop. The loads the project will serve will determine the size of the underground service—the size of the individual conductors and wires—which in turn will determine the size of the conduit that you will need to run. Lay out the route the conduit will take from the house to the shop. Try to pick a point outside the house as close to the location of the service panel/circuit breaker panel as possible. Drive stakes in the ground along this path and tie them toge
