If I have cables installed in the basement of a building do I need to apply Cs and Cd?

[WilliamAtkin]

I'm currently doing my cable calcs for my college project and was wondering if the rating factors Cs and Cd would apply for the circuits installed in the basement pool area as the basement will technically be underground.

 

[Lucien Nunes]

Those factors only apply where the cable is actually buried in the ground, as they account for how the surrounding soil carries the heat away from the cables.

 

[WilliamAtkin]

Ok thank you I thought so but just wanted to double check.