Running Conduit Through Concrete Walls

My house is concrete block construction so im thinking you d have to run conduit along the exterior wall surface which i really rather not if theres anyway around it.

Running conduit through concrete walls.

Step 2 slide a short piece of schedule 40 pvc conduit through the structure s wall so that you can attach an lb fitting onto it. How to run a pipe through a concrete block wall. The size of conduit that is needed will be depend on the number and size of the electrical wires being run through it based on tables c9 and c10 of the national electrical code. Builders use many techniques to run pipe through concrete block walls but the easiest and most efficient way is to use a core drill.

When running wire short distances with few bends such as between boxes 2 and 3 and 3 and 4 you can simply tape the two wire ends together and push them through the conduit photo 13. Pvc conduit is typically used for these applications because it is weather tight and doesn t corrode due to exposure to the acidic concrete. For longer distances or runs that have two or more bends run a fish tape through the conduit and tape the wires to it photo 14 and detail photo. The best time to run conduit is before your pour the concrete slab.