Condulet bonding

[jcole]

Good day ladies and gents.

I have ave a metal condulet between two pvc conduits. There are not any splices in the condulet. Does the condulet need to be bonded?

I was was thinking since there are no splices that the condulet need not to be bonded. I cannot find code to back me up. The raceway system contains a 120v branch circuit.

 

[texie]

Not compliant. This same issue arises when metallic connectors are used with non metallic sealtite to PVC enclosures.

 

[jcole]

Thanks for the reply Texie.

Can you supply code reference? I don’t have code handy but I do know that all metal parts of an electrical system that is likely to become energized must be bonded. The question is would a condulet that does not contain splices be considered “ likely to become energized”.

I agree that that it would be a safer install and I don’t know why they would not use pvc bodies but they didn’t. I am just trying to find a code reference that would keep a contractor from having to redo about a weeks worth of work.

 

[Devin Hanes]

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[MAC702]

Can you bond it with the cover screws? Tap a 10-32 hole in it? Or do you have to redo the raceway?

 

[jcole]

https://books.google.com/books/about...d=83v7hptwljkC

https://www.nfpa.org/assets/files/Ab...anual_2015.pdf

Thanks for the reply and references Devin.

 

[oldsparky52]

I'm not a great code guy, but I remember reading (years ago) about running a bond wire external to the raceway to bond a piece of equipment. Can this be done?

 

[oldsparky52]

How many cu inches are in the body? Enough to splice/tap the bonding conductor then hit a ground screw?

 

[infinity]

Devin gave you the code reference and it doesn't need to be "likely to become energized" to be required to be bonded. Just pull an extra bonding conductor in and terminate it at the conduit body.

 

[ActionDave]

Can you bond it with the cover screws? Tap a 10-32 hole in it? Or do you have to redo the raceway?

Can't use the cover screw, 250.148.

 

[jcole]

Thanks for all the reply guys.

Would drilling and tapping for a bonding screw go against the UL listing?

 

[roger]

How hard would it be to remove the conductors to the metallic condulet and replace it with a PVC condulet?

Roger

 

[infinity]

Thanks for all the reply guys.

Would drilling and tapping for a bonding screw go against the UL listing?

IMO no. You're permitted to use the metallic conduit body with PVC and it's required to be bonded. Not many more options than the one you proposed.