xguard
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- Baton Rouge, LA
Without dimensions one can't say for sure but it appears to meet the exception.
There is roughly 5 feet of conduit extending beyond the last horizontal unistrut support. Can I count the 45 degree support as it's only connected back to the conduit itself?
I'm still trying to figure out how they got the strut straps to work that way.
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I'm still trying to figure out how they got the strut straps to work that way.
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I'm thinking that may be a spring nut and a separate conduit hanger.
I believe that we use-to call them pain-hangers. But they would do the trick!
RMC can support a fixture so what might be the problem?
I'm concerned about the 45 degree reinforcements, because it looks like the strut sidewalls were slit in order to bend it. So only the bent bottom surface of the strut is carrying the load. The sidewalls provide its strength in bending. The strut product was altered in a manner that compromises its structural integrity.
Is RMC allowed to support RMC that is supporting a fixture? That is the crux of the issue.
As I understand it, when RMC is used as a raceway, it is not allowed to support anything unless the NEC specifically allows it. Such as some lighting fixtures.
What code section would prohibit using RMC as a raceway and as the support for a light fixture? Other raceway types are explicitly prohibited from being use as such, for example EMT in 358.12(5).
Rationally, at the very least, I see the creation of a rust and stress fracture point on the diagonal part that was cut and bent.I disagree. Anybody with an ounce of rationale can tell the strut will hold that fixture.
Rationally, at the very least, I see the creation of a rust and stress fracture point on the diagonal part that was cut and bent.
Everything we put outside has the potential to rust.
That said,I would not have installed the struts, that fixture would be fine without the extra ugly brace.
Yes, and most of those things we put outside have coating to keep them from rusting. The cut removed that protection at the cuts and it will rust immediately.
That said,I would not have installed the struts, that fixture would be fine without the extra ugly brace.