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Hardly surprising, currently they're only good for electrical work!
Never seen conduit used to carry water, or anything else come to that... lol!!!
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Hardly surprising, currently they're only good for electrical work!
I haven't been on a project for donkey's years now that allowed ''inspection bends or T's of any description (apart from T conduit boxes) to be used in conduit installation. They can rip the cables insulation to shreds. Another thing to remember, every screwed fitting in a conduit run will add a potential snagging obstacle for draw lines and cables alike. They should always be kept to the bare minimum....
Saying that a conduit installation looks more professional with these pre-formed bends etc has to be the joke of the week. They look anything BUT professional!!!
They look what there are, ...a conduit system that's been installed by Amateur that hasn't got a clue about conduit work!!
Indeed, even on the prisons 'special permission' has to be gotten to use inspection elbows, Tee's and inspection bends I have personally have hardly ever used in fact only when wiring a conveyor as there was just no room for besa boxes.
Inspection elbows were/are the worst for shedding solid core singles insulation. Though, i expect the reason for not allowing them in HMPS hotels, is to stop inmates from gaining access to wiring, rather than anything else!! lol!!!
They were designed for just such situations that you describe above , ...for tight connections on machinery and the like, normally on entries to accessory boxes such as em stops etc...
im pretty good with conduit, in fact all steelwork, but the one thing im not 100% on is bubble sets. I can do them, but doing them to fit in an exact place, without cutting the tube to measure is a pain. Its not something i have to do often, so i dont get to practice it. It still looks ok, but i can see its 5-10 mm one way or the other, not central.
Im the only spark on site most of the time, and the others sprks are worse than me anyway, so its not like i can ask for pointers. Ill wait till i see an old boy about at some point and get him to walk me through it, so i get it perfect
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