Shawnmfdon
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I'm planning on building a greenhouse and I was considering digging a trench and running a extension cord through some electrical conduit underground for heaters and fans is this safe
Extension cords
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daloudpack
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i have an extension cord running from my pool filter in my yard to my porch above ground....what is ur problem lol ....
Shawnmfdon
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I'm just wondering if it would b safe to run for hours on end or would I end up burning my house down lol
daloudpack
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i think buried with conduit u will be safe state regulation is 16 inches
VenomGrower6990
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IMO I would match the gauge of the the cord to the distance and the watts/amps you plan to pull through the cord to be safe. Like when running over 50-100' and running a heater a 16/3 gauge cord will be a fire hazard (cord ends will get hot). I would go with like 12/3 gauge for heavy duty or at least 14/3 gauge if cost is an issue.
bryan oconner
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why not just do it correctly ? buy some 6 gage power line put it into conduct and hook it to your fuse box and run it into your green house and it will hook to another box . so it costs a hundred more you can now safely pull 6000 watts . a damn cord is only good for 1000 watts .
ISK
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agree...a sub-panel is the way to go....10 AWG for 30 AMPS.... 8 AWG for 40 AMPS....or 6 AWG for 60 AMPS
Shawnmfdon
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Thanks for the advice guys