GEC strapped to conduit - 300.11(B)
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electrofelon
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If it's #4 it doesn't need to be secured, #6 does
James L
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In the Kansas City Metro Area we have 9 counties, 5 Power Companies, and 119 cities. There isn't one location, area, municipality or any scenario I know of where we can run a GEC down the house to the ground without it being in pipe. Instant fail in these parts.
Protection of the conductor is always the reason.
I've been failed for the pipe not going all the way to the ground. I told one guy "you do know a weed eater will tear up the pvc pipe faster than it will the bare copper?
Then comes the deer in the headlights look
LarryFine
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I usually use these for GECs:
Gardner Bender 1/4 in. Aluminum EZ Clips (15-Pack) PAC-1525 - The Home Depot
When wires become entangled they are safety hazards, for both the equipment and the owner. Gardner Bender offers a variety of products for protection and neatness. As the needs of professional electricians
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Around here I’ve never saw one in pipe...In the Kansas City Metro Area we have 9 counties, 5 Power Companies, and 119 cities. There isn't one location, area, municipality or any scenario I know of where we can run a GEC down the house to the ground without it being in pipe. Instant fail in these parts.
Protection of the conductor is always the reason.
I've been failed for the pipe not going all the way to the ground. I told one guy "you do know a weed eater will tear up the pvc pipe faster than it will the bare copper?
Then comes the deer in the headlights look
some with clips like Larry shown above, some zip tied to the pvc, and some just tucked behind the pipe.
Probably bad form not to quote the exact article but if you are allowed to strap a bonding conductor to the outside of a flexible conduit to a motor for 6? Ft. How much more support? Protection would a rigid pipe be?
That being said, we pipe them down to the ground, usually PVC where I’m at.
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That being said, we pipe them down to the ground, usually PVC where I’m at.
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kwired
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URD is not something recognized by NEC. It still falls under USE cable/conductor or if has multiple ratings under those single conductor ratings.
Typical overhead triplex- is messenger supported conductors as far as NEC is concerned.
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