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Installing Conduit

The document provides instructions on installing conduit for electrical wiring, highlighting the use of couplings to join sections, connectors for terminating runs, and conduit bodies for accessing conductors. It emphasizes the importance of preserving the electrical ground circuit with metal conduit fittings. Additionally, it details the preferred methods for cutting conduit and removing burrs for a smooth finish.

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Installing Conduit

The document provides instructions on installing conduit for electrical wiring, highlighting the use of couplings to join sections, connectors for terminating runs, and conduit bodies for accessing conductors. It emphasizes the importance of preserving the electrical ground circuit with metal conduit fittings. Additionally, it details the preferred methods for cutting conduit and removing burrs for a smooth finish.

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Installing Conduit

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Key Takeaways:
• Couplings are used to join two or more sections of conduit of either the same or different types.
• Fittings are used to preserve the continuity of the electrical ground circuit.
• Conduit bodies are used to allow access to the system conductors.
Conduit comes in many forms, metal or plastic, rigid or flexible; and is used to run electrical wiring in
exposed locations in and around your home. It may be a basement, garage, barn, laundry areas, and
also exposed areas.
Conduit fittings are used to join two or more sections of conduit of either the same or different types.
Fittings that are used for this purpose are called couplings.
Conduit is also installed to terminate a run at an outlet box, pull box, or other type of junction box or
panelboard. Fittings that are used for this purpose are called connectors.
When metal conduit is used, the fittings must preserve the continuity of the electrical ground circuit,
since a ground wire is sometimes not used in this situation. Fittings called conduit bodies are used to
allow access to the system conductors. This makes it easier to make splices and pull wires through
long conduit runs.
When a short piece of conduit is needed, it’s often cut from a longer piece with a hacksaw or power
chop saw. A hacksaw is preferred over other methods because it leaves less burr to remove with a
half-round file or a reamer. Even better than a hacksaw is a cordless metal-cutting saw, because it
does the job easier and faster.
After a length of conduit is cut, a reamer is used to quickly remove all burrs and smooth the inside
edge of the conduit end.

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