My wife has a fabric building (steel frame, PVC cover) that we want to wire lights in. My plan is to run the wires along the frame and hang a series of T-8 fluorescent lights from the steel arches, about 20 feet in the air.
The building is secure from the weather, but since the fabric can tear or have condensation or other issues, I'm not sure that the wiring choice for indoor wiring is the best. Can anyone shed some light on what type of wiring I should choose inside the building? Would I use the NM-C or NM-B wire choice? Or UL?
I have attached an image of the inside framing to the post. My plan was to tie wrap or perhaps clamp the wires along the frames and bring them back to a panel (outdoor rated) near the main entrance.
One other question. Since the lights will be 20 feet in the air, we have been considering putting the lights on pulleys, but I'm not sure what that means for wiring. I assume I'd need some sort of coiled cord near the end that would flex down 10-12 feet for us to lower the fixtures to chance bulbs. Any suggestions here?
Thanks in advance
The building is secure from the weather, but since the fabric can tear or have condensation or other issues, I'm not sure that the wiring choice for indoor wiring is the best. Can anyone shed some light on what type of wiring I should choose inside the building? Would I use the NM-C or NM-B wire choice? Or UL?
I have attached an image of the inside framing to the post. My plan was to tie wrap or perhaps clamp the wires along the frames and bring them back to a panel (outdoor rated) near the main entrance.
One other question. Since the lights will be 20 feet in the air, we have been considering putting the lights on pulleys, but I'm not sure what that means for wiring. I assume I'd need some sort of coiled cord near the end that would flex down 10-12 feet for us to lower the fixtures to chance bulbs. Any suggestions here?
Thanks in advance
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