Run Speaker Wire Through Exterior Wall

The proper way to run wiring on the exterior wall of a house.

Run speaker wire through exterior wall.

Keep speaker computer and phone wires away from standard electrical wiring for safety reasons and to reduce interference. Look for speaker wire with a cl2 or cl3 rating. Wire rated cl2p or cl3p is for placement in a plenum rated airspace above a drop ceiling in a commercial building. Speaker wire gauge and.

From outside pull the snake and speaker wires up the wall and out the exterior hole. It is perfectly safe to run most cables through a wall. These cables will heat up more than most other cables. Running a v cables through the walls is similar to running electrical cables but there are a few key differences.

Extend one wire to each speaker location. They can cause electrical fires if there is a cut or another issue with the cable or device. Remove the wood baseboard and rout a inch deep x inch wide groove. You ll want cable rated for direct burial if you re running it through the ground to outdoor speakers.

There are two ways to run electrical wiring on the exterior walls of a house or other structure. Whenever possible run your wiring through interior walls since exterior walls contain bracing and insulation. Run one conduit for each speaker wire. Really the only cable you absolutely should not run through a wall is a standard power cable that plugs into an outlet.

Install peel and stick plastic electrical conduit to the wall to protect the speaker wire.