Bending conduit

[Duman]

yes, having bent plenty of conduit, it's fairly easy if you follow the formulas that exist. this is one situation where reading the user guide makes a world of difference.

I thought reading the directions constituted automatic revocation of you man-card.....

[SideShow Bob]

You should just use 90 degree pvc elbows unless you have a hot box or blanket to make straight pieces into curves. Don't forget the more angles you put the harder the pull, but in your case with such small wire it won't matter. If you lived closer I could give you a can of glue to put your pvc pipes together.

He is talking running EMT and bending, I don't think a wennie roaster or heat blanket will produce enough heat to bend that.

[SideShow Bob]

There are these groups of guys called code panels. These guys go through the code book and think shit up to make electricity safer for us. Nobody but them understand why they think this crap up. I think it is because a gfci will trip quicker than a breaker in the instance there is damage to a piece of equipment. This rule only applies to 120v circuits not 220v circuits. go figure.

Also they own large amounts of stocks in the companies that make GFCI's...............

[cstone]

Nobody uses BX anymore.

Given the choice between BX and EMT, which would you prefer to run? BX is about twice the cost of Romex, and certainly good enough for just about anything residential. EMT is more expensive than BX and way overkill for residential IMO.

[Great-Kazoo]

He is talking running EMT and bending, I don't think a wennie roaster or heat blanket will produce enough heat to bend that.

PVC is available in 45 bends.

[Great-Kazoo]

Also they own large amounts of stocks in the companies that make GFCI's...............

Kid i worked with back east his dad was part inventor of the GFI. However working for major company it became their property.

[Sparky]

Given the choice between BX and EMT, which would you prefer to run? BX is about twice the cost of Romex, and certainly good enough for just about anything residential. EMT is more expensive than BX and way overkill for residential IMO.

My choices would be romex first then MC cable then pipe.

[SideShow Bob]

My choices would be roamed first then MC cable then pipe.

Yep, this. Sparky i know you know the following, this is for the others. If he is running conduit be it EMT or PVC, THHN/THWN is the only choice, you cannot run BX or Romex or any other multi-conductor assemblies in conduit. You can, but it is not to code.

[cstone]

I had to look up the difference between MC and BX. Learn something new everyday

I knew BX was a brand name like Romex, but I've just been calling any armor clad/metal clad cable BX, i.e. Xerox vs copier machine. I now know the difference. Thanks.

While we are on the topic, my Dad taught me that if I was taking the trouble to run wire, think Romex here, but I would guess it is just as relevant to MC. I may as well run 12/3 or 14/3 rather than 12/2 or 14/2. The cost difference isn't that great, and it will give you greater flexibility down the road if you make changes in your switches. Your thoughts?

[newracer]

Romex is legal in a garage.

Even if it is not covered?