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What are the advantages and disadvantages of steel junction boxs?
There are no advantages or disadvantages over which type of junction box to be used on electrical wiring. As long as the junction box is of an approved type (CSA or UL approved). It is cost or location which dictates which boxes will be used. PVC boxes for home wiring are the cheapest. Aluminium or steel are usually used in rigid or EMT conduit systems. PVC again when the conduit system involves underground wiring. In large electrical installations it is the electrical engineer that states what the conduit system type is and what type of electrical junction boxes that must be used.
What is surface wiring?
Surface wiring is wiring that is enclosed in some kind of containment and surface fixed. For example if you installed a conduit containment system to supply a socket this is screwed to the walls with "saddles" and a mounting block is used to protrude the socket off the wall to take the conduit. This is surface wiring as opposed to concealed wiring which is encased in the fabric of the wall and all you see is the socket.
What is conduit wiring?
Conduit wiring is synonymous to wires in a pipe.
Where can you find a cable conduit?
An electrical conduit is a system for routing and protecting electrical wiring. A cable conduit can be found wherever electrical wiring is needed. This includes wiring in appliances or in the walls of a home.
What is difference between cleat and conduit wiring?
Cleat wiring is exposed while in conduit wiring the wires are well protected inside tubes/pipes.
Is conduit required for basement electrical outlets?
Conduit is not required for residential electrical IF THE WIRING IS BEHIND THE WALL. If it's exposed wiring, you'll need to use conduit.
Do you have to run wiring in conduit if its in the ground?
Wire in conduit for underground feeders has to have an insulationrating for wet and damp locations. In the marketplace there is also wiring thathas an insulation rating for direct burial that does not need to be installed into conduit.
Is conduit necessary for single phase wiring?
yes
What is the imc wiring method?
intermediate galvanized conduit
What is imc wiring method?
intermediate galvanized conduit
What is metallic conduit?
Metalic conduit is a metal tube that is used to shield wiring from damage, water contamination, contact with people. As opposed to plastic conduit.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of tree wiring system?
Disadvantages It requires different sizes of plugs and sockets for different current carrying capacities When the fuse of one appliance blows all the other appliances get affected This type of wiring is expensive
