Running power to the shed

[@johndavies2949]

You can't bury a j box underground. What are you doing?

[@dazzer_]

Why not just run steel wire armored cable? Cheaper and faster.

[@johndavies2949]

Cause of cost. Depends on just how much power you need. I just finished one that needed 50amps at 24O volts. Was able to use #8 thwn and #10 ground in 3/4 linerless sealtite conduit.

[@bonaminhrasmey42]

❤how do you get the power from your main fused board😊

[@johndavies2949]

Can't use armored cable in damp or wet locations. Think it's alway bone dry in that trench? And what about soil conditions that may be corrosive.

[@dazzer_]

Of course you can use armored cable in damp or wet locations. It's literally designed for exactly that purpose.

[@greglasonde6136]

There are different versions of "armored cable". The key differences between BX and MC cable are the use of the armor as a ground path, the material used as protective sheathing, and the fact that MC can - when specified for damp locations - be used outdoors, but BX/AC cannot