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Originally Posted by jyl
Question: Am I making this harder than it needs to be? Is there some sort of jacketed 10/4 cable I can simply run through the joists, without bothering with conduit - or is that sloppy?
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Yes, it's called MC cable. It's not sloppy at all. If you are doing a remodel it can be a nightmare, if not impossible to fit rigid conduit around existing structure, HVAC, plumbing, etc. I wired my entire 8500 square foot building with it. Looks like this:
For the water supply - 3/4" - for an espresso machine? That's a heck of a lot of water, even at 25 psi. I would run 1/2" pex into the cabinet and install the filter and pressure regulator there. I think the 1/2" at full pressure to the regulator will flow as much volume as 3/4 at 25 psi downstream. I have used Sharkbites. I'm still not convinced they are a lifetime solution, so I don't hide any in walls. I wouldn't hesitate to run PEX with a Sharkbite at each end.