pex as conduit [RE-wrenches]

[Kurt Albershardt]

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--On Thursday, March 03, 2005 9:56 AM -0500 Geoff Greenfield <Geoff at Third-Sun.Com> wrote:
>
> I would love to start using Pex as electrical conduit...  we use a lot (and
> have a lot of scrap) from radiant jobs...  Brad's comment about buried
> communication cable just saved my buddy (freebie job) a bunch of $!  On his
> trimetric data wire run - we will pull regular 4 conductor wire through a
> scrap of pex instead of spending $$$ on the direct burial phone wire...

We always use flooded cable with outdoor runs, whether in conduit or not.  Flooded Cat5 can be had for under $150 per 1000 feet.




> One problem with PEX is that it is UV damage prone (pour that slab within 30
> days or tarp it!).  So now I have abunch of partial rolls that have seen WAY
> too much sun for me to sell them to a customer...  data runs here they come!
>
> The question remains - can they UV-proof Pex for exterior applications?

Sure, just put in enough carbon and you get something that looks more like poly sprinkler pipe.





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