[karl_r]

hi guys,

I have to install some plugs in a classroom and everything must be surface mount (concrete wall). What would look better: conduit or metal raceway? Customer doesn't care too much but I do.
My supervisor told me to use BX...

 

[Next72969]

hi guys, I have to install some plugs in a classroom and everything must be surface mount (concrete wall). What would look better: conduit or metal raceway? Customer doesn't care too much but I do. My supervisor told me to use BX...

if pvc is what you mean by conduit, id say metal raceway.

 

[sbrn33]

Wiremold??

 

[Loose Neutral]

hi guys,

I have to install some plugs in a classroom and everything must be surface mount (concrete wall). What would look better: conduit or metal raceway? Customer doesn't care too much but I do.
My supervisor told me to use BX...

You talking wiremold? I've seen that a lot in schools.

 

[Fordsnfishin]

First thing i would do is look around and see what others have done. If their is any existing work done, than i would just match what they have used.

If there is nothing existing, than id try and get a feel of what kind of building it is. Ag class, or something more outdoorsy, or barn type building id probably lean more to using conduit.

If it were an actual studying type classroom i think id stick to using a wire mold or something of the sort when visible. Through ceilings where it wasn't seen id use conduit.

 

[Loose Neutral]

Wiremold??

Jinx

 

[drumnut08]

hi guys, I have to install some plugs in a classroom and everything must be surface mount (concrete wall). What would look better: conduit or metal raceway? Customer doesn't care too much but I do. My supervisor told me to use BX...

. Considering most conduit ( except PVC ) is metallic , I assume you mean wiremold ? As much as I'm not a big fan of metallic wiremold 200, 500 , 700 etc. , it looks a hell of a lot better than unpainted EMT ! You're boss sounds like a cheap jackass , lol ! What protects the BX or MC from physical damage ?

 

[karl_r]

if pvc is what you mean by conduit, id say metal raceway.

EMT 1/2 (metal)

 

[karl_r]

. Considering most conduit ( except PVC ) is metallic , I assume you mean wiremold ? As much as I'm not a big fan of metallic wiremold 200, 500 , 700 etc. , it looks a hell of a lot better than unpainted EMT ! You're boss sounds like a cheap jackass , lol ! What protects the BX or MC from physical damage ?

I'd go with wiremold as well. It's not gonna be perfect but I have no option. EMT would be easier to install though...
I'll post pictures when done.

 

[drumnut08]

EMT 1/2 (metal)

. Unless it's a shop of some sort , or you have a painter following behind you , it won't look as nice as new wiremold will . I've seen painted conduit in schools a lot and if it's not painted , it sticks out like a sore thumb . Your boss may want to consider what the school wants to see too ? Wiremold isn't cheap but it's instant gratification as opposed to EMT .

 

[drumnut08]

I'd go with wiremold as well. It's not gonna be perfect but I have no option. EMT would be easier to install though... I'll post pictures when done.

. You can bend wiremold and they make enough transition fittings to get around any obstacle . The bender I've used will do 500 and 700 series . Use a thin rag between the raceway and bender shoe to keep it from scratching , when you bend .

 

[chewy]

Here are some examples of LeGrande and Schneider pvc trunking we are required to use by the ministry of education. Schneider has the more robust product and is easier to work with. A chop saw with an aluminium blade makes quick work of it. I have also worked alot with aluminium trunking but takes me a day to get it perfect if I havent done it in a while.

 

[karl_r]

Here are some examples of LeGrande and Schneider pvc trunking we are required to use by the ministry of education. Schneider has the more robust product and is easier to work with. A chop saw with an aluminium blade makes quick work of it. I have also worked alot with aluminium trunking but takes me a day to get it perfect if I havent done it in a while.

is this pvc?

 

[karl_r]

. You can bend wiremold and they make enough transition fittings to get around any obstacle . The bender I've used will do 500 and 700 series . Use a thin rag between the raceway and bender shoe to keep it from scratching , when you bend .

what kind of bender u use?

 

[mertabird]

. You can bend wiremold and they make enough transition fittings to get around any obstacle . The bender I've used will do 500 and 700 series . Use a thin rag between the raceway and bender shoe to keep it from scratching , when you bend .

Bent wiremold? I'd love to see pics of an install if anyone has any... That's the thing about wiremold... you can't pull through it.

 

[chewy]

is this pvc?

Yes, I believe so.

 

[papaotis]

Bent wiremold? I'd love to see pics of an install if anyone has any... That's the thing about wiremold... you can't pull through it.

offsets are no problem, beyond that youre pushing your luck!

 

[Wirenuting]

what kind of bender u use?

A wiremold bender, if it's more then a tweak have some paint to cover it..
Also I've found that using extra back straps help hold it on the wall as people hit it..

 

[farlsincharge]

EMT looks good, especially if you even spend half the time wiremold would eat up.
It's a school not a cathedral ceiling in a 17th century church.

 

[tim123]

do what your boss says, he bid it the way he did to make money right?