Questions tagged [conduit]
Electrical conduit is used to protect electrical wires, when a simple jacket alone is not enough. Conduit may be metal or plastic (PVC). Use with the [electrical] tag.
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What size gray conduit do i accommodate (3) 2awg wires and (1) 6awg ground wire
What size gray conduit do i use to pull (3) 2awg wires and (1) 6awg ground wire 300 feet
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How many 6awg THHN wires can be run in a V700 Wiremold and be NEC compliant?
I'm helping someone install a level 2 EV charger. We are hardwiring it with three runs of 6 awg THHN from the panel to the garage (black, red, and green as a ground per manufacturer instructions). For ...
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Exterior surface mount PVC box with 3/4" input coming straight from the wall into the box
I would like to put a surface mounted PVC box on a stucco wall and come with a 3/4" PVC conduit straight into the back of the box. Surprisingly, this doesn't seem to be as straight forward as I ...
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Best way of installing outdoor outlet with conduit on outside only
I've searched the interwebs and found two general approaches to installing an outdoor outlet:
Find a nearby inside outlet. Poke a hole in the wall and extend a wire from that outlet. Put an outdoor ...
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Do I need cement for ENT and if yes, can I use PVC cement?
Companion question to How to connect ENT to boxes and why is the nut missing?
I am installing PVC boxes and ENT with the fittings from the linked question (fitting + metal locknut).
Do I need ...
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How to connect ENT to boxes and why is the nut missing?
I know to push out the knockouts but how are these adapters supposed to fit into these boxes properly when the locknut is missing?
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Detached Metal Shop Panel Feeder
I have a manufactured detached portable metal shop. I have a 15amp 110v window air conditioner in summer and 15amp 110v heater in winter, 15amp 110v air compressor and will be using various carpenter ...
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Can old EMT conduit be used as a grounding path when it is from an era that did not use grounds?
NEC 358.60 Grounding:
EMT shall be permitted as an equipment grounding conductor.
I have some old EMT from an era before grounding was common. I need a grounding connection at one end of it and ...
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How to protect electrical cables?
What are my options to protect romex from nails or screws?
I have used the nail on plates on studs where the wire is pulled. Those are pretty heavy duty and seem pretty solid.
In situations where a ...
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Cost optimization for wiring electrical subpanel in my garage?
I will be installing a 100A subpanel in a detached garage. 100A for an EV charger and shop tools, and future proofing for a potential laneway house conversion.
The garage is relatively close at just ...
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Can I run cable through a wall into a surface-mount box?
I have a surface-mount (1/2” PVC conduit) receptacle in a metal box. Does NEC allow me to run cable through a rear knockout of this box through a wall to wire an adjacent room?
Not exterior. Interior ...
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Can I use a hose clamp to ground a wire to EMT?
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What are the rules for how to attach a wire to an already grounded EMT conduit? Can I use stainless steel host clamp and tighten down?
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I was installing a metal box for a light ...
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Can I bond a ground wire to a junction box that is using metal conduit for ground
I'm trying to clean up a situation where there's originally rigid metal conduit and no ground wires from the panel. Someone has added flexible metal conduit at several junction boxes down line that ...
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Is there a tool to add stripes to a THHN wire as you pull it?
I know it is possible to order THHN wire that is already striped with another color for identification in the conduit, but I wonder if there is a tool that (for example) mounts a sharpie to the wire, ...
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Is conduit needed for extension of wall oven wiring?
I recently bought a GE in-wall oven (JRP20WJWW), but the whip power cable is too short (it was 45 inches, not 49 inches like the last oven).
Since the power is on the left side of the oven and my ...
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