What is PVC support spacing in the NEC? | Electrician Talk
Sep 8, 2018 · Reply Like. cabletie. 1698 posts · Joined 2011. #3 · Sep 8, 2018. Table 352.30Support of Rigid Polyvinyl Chloride Conduit (PVC) Conduit Size Maximum Spacing Between Supports. Metric Designator Trade Size mm or m ft. 16–27 1/2–1 900 mm 3. 35–53 11/4–2 1.5 m 5.
PVC in walls - Electrician Talk
Aug 22, 2014 · 630 posts · Joined 2012. #7 · Aug 30, 2014. Surface PVC on the exterior of a building's wall is fine. But, remember that PVC expands and contracts more than steel/EMT with heat differential. It can look really ugly when the PVC bows and kinks between the 2-hole straps.
nm in pvc conduit - Electrician Talk
Jun 22, 2024 · 6434 posts · Joined 2011. #32 · Jul 3, 2024. The price difference between using EMT and PVC is negligible, and the EMT will look much better over time, assuming it isn't installed in a salt air environment. Small PVC run exposed always looks like crap after a …
Preferred boxes for concrete walls - Electrician Talk
May 17, 2016 · 62345 posts · Joined 2007. #7 · May 17, 2016. Always used Raco 690 series or Steel City MB series boxes for new concrete construction. Take heed: Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth. not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 2 Tim 2:15. Reply Like.
Sleeve ser through pvc???? - Electrician Talk
Aug 7, 2019 · I do it all the time. I do it to protect the SE cable, because it looks better, and because it seals better than running the cable through a hole. I don’t upsize the LB, I use 1-1/4 inch PVC for #2 aluminum SE cable and 2 inch PVC for 4/0 aluminum SE cable. The 4/0 cable is a little hard to get through the LB, so I use the Racketiers LB shoehorn.
SER Cable in Conduit - Electrician Talk
Nov 30, 2016 · The SE Conductor is usually attached to the bottom of the floor joists. Real hard for that size to run it through the joists and also would required some pretty big holes. #4 SER is pretty small and I use 1 1/8" DareDevil spade bits to make holes when running it. 1" may work, but why fight it. It may be a code violation to bend the SER in the ...
Conduit Through Cinder Block - Electrician Talk
Sep 4, 2011 · What type of conduit is permissible to pass through a cinder block wall? I always used RMC, particularly for its increased strength over EMT & PVC. However, reading 334.10 (B) (1) (C) regarding cinder fill, I interpret it as I can't use RMC unless I put 2" of concrete around the conduit. I personally feel that this would be silly, especially ...
Exterior wall penetrations - Electrician Talk
Feb 18, 2016 · Use PVC. boxes/conduit outside. In Canada we use (mostly) robertson screws....but not even sure if they're. available down there. Under the siding there's usually OSB sheets. Any screw. that grabs in the OSB is ok. No need to be longer than 1 1/4". If you're down lower, on the concrete, use your commercial tap-cons.
Connecting rigid pvc conduit to flex pvc conduit - Electrician Talk
Aug 19, 2016 · 1270 posts · Joined 2007. #16 · Aug 24, 2016. Talking about gluing PVC, just finished a job where the home owner had his own trenching done, about 200ft., installed PVC Conduit in 10ft sections and glued after he installed the wire in the conduit sections. I was a bit nervous about the glue possibly damaging the wire.
Question about support for PVC Conduit | Electrician Talk
Jul 28, 2023 · Carlon 1/2 in. PVC Conduit Clamp (5-Pack) E977DC-CTN - The Home Depot. PVC non-metallic conduit clamps can be used with Sch. 40 and Sch. 80 rigid non-metallic conduit (RNC). Clamps allow conduit to expand and contract eliminating the temperature-related bowing and flexing. www.homedepot.com.