Should I pull heavy wire through conduit to or from a bend at one …
Jun 11, 2021 · I am going to be pulling 4/0 4/0 2/0 service wire in 2-1/2" conduit for 175ft. One end is at the meter coming up out of the ground though a 24" sweep and about 3ft …
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May 19, 2021 · An example is when you do direct burial, and you are required to use a stick and a sweep of conduit simply to protect the wires on the "Stub-up". In that case yeah, you thread …
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Jun 2, 2014 · Are you pulling or pushing (pulling is what works, pushing won't.) If you need something to pull with, use a shop-vac to get a rope through the conduit first. Braided hollow …
Why can I not assemble conduit around cable, but must pull it …
Jan 27, 2021 · Honestly, after you build the conduit, actually pulling the wires is a "victory lap". It's the easiest part of the job. It's the easiest part of the job. I can't grasp why someone would …
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Mar 19, 2022 · No doubt cable pulling lubes are messy. I don't love them, but trying to pull a service entrance (unless it's a stunningly short and easy pull) any help you can get is probably …
How do you push a cable through a standard conduit inside the …
In most cases if a conduit has other wires in it, you will be better off pulling those out (use them to pull in a rope) adding the new cable, and pulling all of them in at once - adding a cable is …
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Sep 6, 2018 · Use the old cable to pull the new cable through to the destination. Untape the new cable and pull through an additional complete length - i.e., the same length as you had to pull …
electrical - Can Romex (NM-B) cable be run through conduit?
Where passing through a floor, the cable shall be enclosed in rigid metal conduit, intermediate metal conduit, electrical metallic tubing, Schedule 80 PVC conduit, Type RTRC marked with …
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Sep 2, 2024 · When you start talking about pulling NM-B cables in to conduit you are knocking the door of ratings and calculations hell. You can run NM-B in conduit, but NEC Chapter 9 Table 8 …
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Sep 16, 2017 · EMT and other fixed metal conduit works as a grounding path, so you only need ground wire where the conduit is otherwise. Green, green/yellow or bare is allowed for ground …