Run Extension Cord Through Attic

Roll out the cable through the basement or attic space to the next box location.

Run extension cord through attic.

Familiarize yourself with the footing situation. Run electrical wires underground to reach sheds lights patios and other locations following safe wiring practices. There are many problems with this the main being that it s against code relevant section. With a flashlight examine the attic and locate the path that you will use to run the wire between the two locations.

Cut the cable leaving plenty of slack and feed the cut end into the wall cavity and out through the wall hole as you did with the first box. Climb through the attic access using a ladder if necessary and look into the attic space. I have tv cords that run up through the wall cap and plug into a surge protector resting on the floor of the attic which is then plugged into an outlet light fixture in the attic. If the wall above runs parallel to the attic or basement joist this cable will be attached across the side of a joist.

We show the easiest way using rigid conduit. No you can t run flexible cord through the ceiling walls. Get comfortable in your favorite chair and start wrapping that electrical tape around the extension cord. As a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure.

Extension cord flexible cords and cables shall not be used for the following. Nec 400 8 uses not permitted ref.