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Old 05-11-2009, 09:10 PM   #1
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Found this today while working in a local grain facility. Somebody cut a 2 1/2" rigid and bushed it down to 3/4. Didn't even bother to cap the peice after they cut out the chunk. Bad part is I cant garantee it wasn't one of our guys.
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Old 05-11-2009, 09:30 PM   #2
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Got'ta give him some credit for get'er done thinking. What size conductors? Or how many ,that this was his option.Tried something very similar with a pvc install going from 2 1/2 to 1 and got slammed .Had to use a 12x12. Was in the ground though.I didn't want to 90 up then 90down to complete the install.
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Tried something very similar with a pvc install going from 2 1/2 to 1 and got slammed .Had to use a 12x12.
How did you get slammed?
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I didn't open the box to see what was up. I was just workin next to it and thought you guys might get a kick out of it.
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I didn't open the box to see what was up. I was just workin next to it and thought you guys might get a kick out of it.
I got a kick out of it. Put that one in the back of the head for a later day.
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How did you get slammed?
Couldn't provide UL on cap i used. Went to HD and got a plug cap and popped a center hole. Looked great till inspection. Still saved about 250' of trenching.
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Couldn't provide UL on cap i used. Went to HD and got a plug cap and popped a center hole. Looked great till inspection. Still saved about 250' of trenching.
Should have used some pvc RE's.
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nothing wrong with using old conduit.... saves money..yous till can charge the customer for conduit never run...unless they ask to see the work..
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nothing wrong with using old conduit.... saves money..yous till can charge the customer for conduit never run...unless they ask to see the work..
Yeah, that's quite the issue.
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I don't see a single problem in the picture.

If you do see a problem can you provide a code reference other than 110.12?
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Don't know about PVC but if it's old EMT or RIGID STEEL forget it. unless it is over sized.
Old metallic conduit did not have the coating inside.
I can remember when pushing three #12 twh solids though 20ft of 1/2" with two 90s was imposable.
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you can always lube it a tad bit and well if that conduit will save me from needing to make new holes in a concrete wall or foundation... you bet I'm gonna reuse that old pipe... just spray it with cold galvenize.. tell the customer I swaped the old for new hahahahahaha
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I have done this before, I really don't see a problem with it. I would have taken the length of conduit that is cut out to the last coupling and plugged it there though.
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Don't know about PVC but if it's old EMT or RIGID STEEL forget it. unless it is over sized.
Old metallic conduit did not have the coating inside.
I can remember when pushing three #12 twh solids though 20ft of 1/2" with two 90s was imposable.
If you used stranded and you would have been fine.
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If you used stranded and you would have been fine.
doubtfull.... same insulation, size, but less rigid? how does that make sense. Pushing solid wires is 10 times easier than stranded
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doubtfull.... same insulation, size, but less rigid? how does that make sense. Pushing solid wires is 10 times easier than stranded
Maybe he was thinking of pulling the wire, and in that case stranded would be easier, but like you said solid is easier to push.
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I have done this before, I really don't see a problem with it. I would have taken the length of conduit that is cut out to the last coupling and plugged it there though.
I agree. Those who really want to PRETTY things up may want to remove the old conduit, but the bottom line is if it doesn't have wire in it, it is just a piece of pipe.
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I agree. Those who really want to PRETTY things up may want to remove the old conduit, but the bottom line is if it doesn't have wire in it, it is just a piece of pipe.
Fitters run pipe, electricians run conduit.
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that is a pretty nifty idea it aint pretty but its functional
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Fitters run pipe, electricians run conduit.
So who runs EMT?


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