Greetings All,
With much advice from this forum I have installed my IOTA battery charger and now I am installing shore power. I have seen several posts which advise to put the AC wiring in Conduit and drill drain holes and use drip loops to handle any water issues. I have purchased 3/4" PVC conduit to contain my 10AWG x 3 AC wire.
I am thinking that if I capped each end of the conduit and cut a slot in the cap big enough for the wire that I could caulk the wire in and create a water proof setup. The wire will need to emerge from the conduit to connect to the shore power receptacle, and may need to emerge from the conduit for a short run to the AC panel unless I can find an AC box big enough to cover the back of the panel.
The receptacle is on the port rail so in cases of extreme heel, there is the possibility that bilge water could splash the installation. Has anyone tried this approach? Am I worrying about something that does not matter? I guess the main purpose of the conduit is to keep the wire from being damaged or touched by anyone. Perhaps the wire insulation is adequate protection from water.
Thanks in advance for your input,
Jhaley66
With much advice from this forum I have installed my IOTA battery charger and now I am installing shore power. I have seen several posts which advise to put the AC wiring in Conduit and drill drain holes and use drip loops to handle any water issues. I have purchased 3/4" PVC conduit to contain my 10AWG x 3 AC wire.
I am thinking that if I capped each end of the conduit and cut a slot in the cap big enough for the wire that I could caulk the wire in and create a water proof setup. The wire will need to emerge from the conduit to connect to the shore power receptacle, and may need to emerge from the conduit for a short run to the AC panel unless I can find an AC box big enough to cover the back of the panel.
The receptacle is on the port rail so in cases of extreme heel, there is the possibility that bilge water could splash the installation. Has anyone tried this approach? Am I worrying about something that does not matter? I guess the main purpose of the conduit is to keep the wire from being damaged or touched by anyone. Perhaps the wire insulation is adequate protection from water.
Thanks in advance for your input,
Jhaley66