Box Support

[Pierre C Belarge]

Pictures tell a thousand words, and the guys here have probably posted millions of words. :grin:

Is this the proper way to support the PVC box?

Sometimes a different angle helps to determine the answer

 

[TOOL_5150]

Boxes cant be supported by conduit alone. Good pics.

~Matt

 

[celtic]

Pictures tell a thousand words, and the guys here have probably posted millions of words. :grin:

Is this the proper way to support the PVC box?





Sometimes a different angle helps to determine the answer

You really go the extra mile :grin:

 

[Pierre C Belarge]

You really go the extra mile :grin:

You know, I had to take these old bones and bend down to take that second picture.

 

[Jim W in Tampa]

It is fastened by air and a sky hook just waiting for that truck to mow it down.

 

[480sparky]

Boxes cant be supported by conduit alone. Good pics.

~Matt

The box is not supported by the conduits. The conduits are supported by the box!

 

[infinity]

There are installations where it is permitted to support the box with the raceways. This isn't one of them.

 

[benaround]

On the positive side, it looks like it is arranged to drain !!

 

[peter d]

After a few go-rounds with the landscaping crew, there won't be much left of this abortion.

 

[CFL]

At least it's evenly supported on four sides.

 

[480sparky]

After a few go-rounds with the landscaping crew, there won't be much left of this abortion.

That looks like a target to someone driving a hydrostatic mower.

 

[SEO]

Pierre is this something that you are going to inspect?

 

[stickboy1375]

They must have bonded the box with the screw coming out the bottom.

 

[Pierre C Belarge]

They must have bonded the box with the screw coming out the bottom.

I thought the same thing. There is a terminal strip inside of this box.
The correction has already been installed.

 

[DARUSA]

Box Support

Wath aboaut 314.23 (E) Raceway Supported Enclosure, Without Devices, Luminaires, or Lampholders. An enclosure that does not contain a device(s) other than splicing devices or support a luminaire(s), lampholder, or other equipment and is supported by entering raceways shall not exceed 1650 cm3 (100 in.3) in size. It shall have threaded entries or have hubs identified for the purpose. It shall be supported by two or more conduits threaded wrenchtight into the enclosure or hubs. Each conduit shall be secured within 900 mm (3 ft) of the enclosure, or within 450 mm (18 in.) of the enclosure if all conduit entries are on the same side.

Exception: Rigid metal, intermediate metal, or rigid nonmetallic conduit or electrical metallic tubing shall be permitted to support a conduit body of any size, including a conduit body constructed with only one conduit entry, provided the trade size of the conduit body is not larger than the largest trade size of the conduit or electrical metallic tubing.

The picture actually shows fittings!!!!

 

[Pierre C Belarge]

The PVC box is required to have hubs. Knocking KOs in a box is not compliant with the mentioned section.

 

[hillbilly]

The PVC box is required to have hubs. Knocking KOs in a box is not compliant with the mentioned section.

Just for the sake of argument...

What if the openings in the box were (hand) threaded and the adapters screwed in?

I wouldn't do that, but the wording of 314.23(E)........:roll:

Just curious
steve

 

[dcspector]

Just for the sake of argument...

What if the openings in the box were (hand) threaded and the adapters screwed in?

I wouldn't do that, but the wording of 314.23(E)........:roll:

Just curious
steve

I am not Pierre he is better looking than me. But Steve is it possible to thread a Non metallic box as the one in the picture?

 

[hillbilly]

I am not Pierre he is better looking than me. But Steve is it possible to thread a Non metallic box as the one in the picture?

Sure, it's possible.
Whether or not there would be enough threads would be a question.

Lets say that the wall thickness of the box was sufficient to give us enough threads.

What then?

steve

 

[dcspector]

Sure, it's possible.
Whether or not there would be enough threads would be a question.

Lets say that the wall thickness of the box was sufficient to give us enough threads.

What then?

steve

Steve I dunno.This is a very good question.