Questions tagged [emt]
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How do you mount conduit to a wall so that it stands off a standard box distance?
I'm running 1/2" EMT conduit between single-gang surface-mount boxes. The holes for the boxes are slightly set away from the wall so that the conduit does not mount flush against the wall. I have found various types of single screw and double screw…
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Securing NM cable when entering box with protective EMT sleeve
Please be patient folks, this is the first time I've tried asking a question here :-)
I use full conduit wiring (usually 3/4" EMT) for new stuff in my shop/garage areas. The new stuff sometimes has to connect to NM cable wiring. I usually formally…
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Is this the right grounding bushing for EMT? Am I using it wrong?
I was introduced to grounding bushings in this answer to a previous question of mine, but couldn't actually find them anywhere for weeks. Finally I bought this one off Amazon, and it arrived this week!
When I tried to use it in a Tesla charger…
peter
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Weatherproof junction box has two types of holes/ports - what connector is compatible with each?
I've got some weatherproof outdoor junction boxes and am trying to figure out what type of connector is compatible with each hole/port. Below is a photo of a sample weatherproof box with two deep threaded "hubs(?)" on top and one on the bottom, and…
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EMT fill capacity and derates mixing 14ga & 12ga
I have an existing 1/2" EMT conduit that has three switch runners, a hot for an unswitched outlet, a neutral and ground, for a total of six wires in 14ga THHN, all for the same 15 amp circuit.
I want to add two dedicated 20 amp circuits in the same…
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How to bend a short piece of EMT conduit?
I need to make a 10 inch wide U type bend on a 1/2 inch EMT pipe. The piece is about 20 inches long. I got one end to bend 90 degrees fine. But I'm struggling with the other end. I got it probably at around 65 degrees and it won't bend any…
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Wiring a dryer, stove and washer
I want to run 3 circuits: 120v using #12 thhn for washing machine on 20 amp breaker, 240v using #10 thhn for dryer on 30 amp breaker and 240v using #6 thhn for stove on 50 amp breaker.
Can they all be run in the same emt conduit and then separated…
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What is standard practice to route 3/4" EMT out of junction box with an immediate 90 degree turn?
Background:
I'm installing EMT for the first time, in an unfinished garage to replace unprotected semi-random spaghetti Romex runs. THHN goes inside the EMT, and the 3/4" EMT will be attached to the undersides of roof joists to make roughly an L…
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