Going
Through Siding-
If at all possible, locate the exterior outlet directly opposite
an interior outlet. This way, you can use the same power source
for both outlets.
- Shut
off the power to the circuit that operates the interior outlet.
Remove the faceplate and the outlet. Then with a long 3/4" drill
bit, drill a hole through an opening in the back of the box through
the sheathing and siding.
- Outside,
locate the drilled hole. Then with a keyhole or saber saw, cut
away the sheathing and siding to fit the exterior box that you
will install in the exterior wall. Set the saw so the blade won't
enter the interior box.
- Remove
the back knockout on the cast metal e box and screw this box into
the house with the knockout hole aligned with the hole in the
wall. Insert a 10" length of cable in the hole.
- Connect
the cable inside the terminals of the receptacle and the cable
outside the new GFCI receptacle. Then install a waterproof gasket
and faceplate over the outside outlet.
Through
Masonry Walls-
Outline the shape of the box on the masonry surface with masking
tape. Then drill a series of holes within that border with a masonry
bit in a power drill. Clean out the area with a cold chisel and
small sledgehammer. Wear safety glasses and gloves.
When
all wiring and connections have been made, the channel for the cable
may be covered with mortar applied with a trowel. If the outlet
will be covered with stucco or plaster, ft the outlet with a plaster
or "mud" ring so that the box is flush with the surrounding surface.
Mortar nix cement is troweled over the mud ring and then finished
to match the masonry.
INSTALLING
POWER CABLE OUTSIDE:
You will have to pull the cable through the pathway you have made
for it. Then the cable can be connected to the power source inside
the house. The best plan is to complete the entire project first-hooking
up the outside lights and appliances-before connecting to power.
Running
the cable from the house out to the yard, pool, garden, or wherever
you want it involves digging a shallow trench and building an anchor
for each receptacle.
Digging
a Trench-
First, call the utility company for a plot of pipes and wiring that
may be running underground on your property. In some areas you are
required by law to do this. Check your local code on depth requirements.
Generally, cable not in conduit must be buried at least 24" deep,
with expansion loops. Put intermediate metallic conduit at least
6" deep, rigid nonmetallic conduit at least 18" deep.
If the
wires have to go under a sidewalk or drive way, you can use this
technique: Dig the trench up to the obstruction. Then continue the
trench on the other side of it. Cut a piece of conduit 10" longer
than the span. Hammer a point on one end of the conduit. Now hammer
the conduit under the obstruction. When it appears on the other
side, cut off the point with a hacksaw. You now can connect another
piece of conduit to it or run the cable through the conduit under
the obstruction.
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