Hi,
We have 8' of 120v 14/2 household wire which runs horizontally from one live kitchen outlet to a secondary outlet. It was installed by the original house owner, properly connected to the plug inside the first box, going up about 8" inside the wall, and entering the kitchen cupboard through a small hole. It runs along the cupboard interior, has securing insulated staples, but has no protection for the plastic covered wire. The wire then goes back behind the wall through another hole, to the second box and outlet.
Recently a rodent gnawed through the first hole and bared both live wires, so I'm replacing the wire. There's no possibility of fishing the wire horizontally; I've tried.
I want to do the job safely, prevent another rodent from chewing the wire, and to code. My plan is to use metallic raceway to protect the wire inside the cupboard, with raceway elbows so I can cover the wire right up to both outlets. After buying the materials, it seem like a lot more work than I thought, and I've never cut or fitted raceway before. Any suggestions for cutting, measuring and fitting would be appreciated.
Also, would it be easier to fish the wire from the outlet, make a small cut in the drywall when the wire hits each stud, cut a groove for the wire, etc.? And of course I'll cover each groove with a protective metal plate before mudding.
Thanks!
Dugie