Tips on replacing panel with conduit in top and bottom

I'll cut the ends of the can off and then use them as templates.

Hack suggestion of the day. On top use an oversized KO and just use one reducing washer, locknut, and a bonding bushing. The bottom can use a correct KO and a locknut. Once the bottom is secure you can tighten the top.

Best solution: Charge a lot.

these may help

Jack Legg said:

these may help
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=egYuB9jStks

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I had thought about suggesting something like that but I think he is dealing with finished walls and cutting the pipe shorter is problematic.

I have done dozens of them as we used to be a pipe and wire town,
Secrete is not to be afraid if injuring the wire.
Two, most of the time you cac push the top conduit up an inch or so.
You will have to get good at "scoring" EMT and snapping it off if you have a few inches to work with.

If you can get your hand down in the wall and use a plumbers tubing cutter, you could cut-off about 6 " and change over to flex. This would be your best bet.

Using oversized reducing washers can really make like easier too.

I had this in a concrete block wall. Luckily the webbings weren't poured. My panels were nearly identical in size. If you can find the first jb in a run close by, pull the conductors back to that point. The pipes are hard enough to deal with, limit the amount of wires you have in the way. If you can undo any couplings and transition to flex. It makes it easier than hard pipe. Male adapters, ridged couplers, threaded nipples and lock nuts can be your friends too. Good luck, remember "Where there's a will there's a way!"

I like 480's suggestion the template idea ain't bad either. Using flex could be helpful too. I got one where there are emt branch circuits on the top and the 125 amp PVC feed is one the bottom. Might just open up the wall a bit drywall is cheap right.

I don't hear the term "couplers" very often. Is it a regional term or is it a term brought in by second career guys?

Heck yeah! Drywall is stupid cheap, and any dummy that done construction longer than a week can do a "rough patch" with some mud and tape.

Ain't nothing to it, just like falling off the couch. :laughing:

jrannis said:

I don't hear the term "couplers" very often. Is it a regional term or is it a term brought in by second career guys?

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If by 2nd career you mean what I fell into after my coke snortin' groupie bang in' rock star days then sure.

jrannis said:

I don't hear the term "couplers" very often. Is it a regional term or is it a term brought in by second career guys?

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So how do you couple two sticks together?

Yeah.. that's def gonna be a BIG pita.

Use a retrofit interior from Cutler Hammer.

480sparky said:

So how do you couple two sticks together?

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a coupling instead of a coupler? could be a regional thing

Im pretty sure a lot of cursing is required.

"F*** it, we're cutting Sheetrock!" Along with some bleeding

MTW said:

Use a retrofit interior from Cutler Hammer.

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I agree, but other companies besides CH make them. I have used Square D and GE.