20 foot EMT and RMC is now available

[peter d]

I went to a trade show at a local supply house last Friday and the Wheatland rep was there making sure everyone knows about it.

http://www.wheatland.com/electricalconduit.htm

It sounds like a great idea but I can imagine it's a pain to bend.

 

[mdshunk]

That would be pretty decent for longer racks. There'd be a bit of a learning curve, figuring out how much 20' goods to order with your 10' goods. Normally, I just order pipe by the total feet. We'll have to see how that works out in the time to come. I've been getting 20' strut for years now. Much less waste that way, normally.

 

[JohnE]

One of my suppliers brought it in early this year. I haven't had any use for it yet.

 

[mdshunk]

I can get 20 foot PVC from time to time. That's pretty handy in trenches.

 

[480sparky]

I used the 20' EMT on one job where I had 5 rows of fixtures, 15 feet apart. That's the only time I've used it, but I can say it helped on the labor cost.

 

[brantmacga]

i like the cute 5' sections of pipe they sell at lowes. i guess it makes it easier to get into the trunk.

 

[mdshunk]

i like the cute 5' sections of pipe they sell at lowes. i guess it makes it easier to get into the trunk.

I wonder if they salvage good 5' straight sections from bent and smashed up full sticks? If that's the case, and people buy the 5' pieces, that sounds like good business.

 

[LarryFine]

i like the cute 5' sections of pipe they sell at lowes.

I wonder if they salvage good 5' straight sections from bent and smashed up full sticks?

Nope: we know where they came from:

I used the 20' EMT on one job where I had 5 rows of fixtures, 15 feet apart.

:grin: :grin: :grin:​

 

[iwire]

I wonder if they salvage good 5' straight sections from bent and smashed up full sticks?

I can only imagine the condition of a bundle of 20' 1/2" or 3/4" EMT by the time it gets to me on the job.:roll:

 

[emahler]

putting a box set on with a hand bender in a room with 10' ceilings would be a trick as well

 

[enosez]

I'm in the middle of a job and 20' kindorf is what we requested from three local supply houses.

I was told that the only way for me to get 20' lenghts is to buy in bulk quantity between 300 - 500 pieces.

No one stocks them here on Long Island. Anyone have any ideas.

 

[stickboy1375]

I'm in the middle of a job and 20' kindorf is what we requested from three local supply houses.

I was told that the only way for me to get 20' lenghts is to buy in bulk quantity between 300 - 500 pieces.

No one stocks them here on Long Island. Anyone have any ideas.

Buy 300 pieces?

 

[hardworkingstiff]

Buy 300 pieces?

Sounds reasonable to me.

 

[stickboy1375]

Sounds reasonable to me.

Whats wrong with 6000' ft? I'm lucky if I use 5 ' in a year... :smile:

 

[yanici]

I can only imagine the condition of a bundle of 20' 1/2" or 3/4" EMT by the time it gets to me on the job.:roll:

Yeah, you'd have a 20' bow. Now all you need is a 7' arrow to go with it.:grin: :grin:

 

[mdshunk]

No one stocks them here on Long Island. Anyone have any ideas.

I'm shocked. My gut feeling is that you didn't look hard enough. Check the plumbing supply houses. They seem to almost always only stock 20 foot goods. I'm in the middle of Podunk, and I can get 20' strut with no problem.

 

[infinity]

I thought that Graybar stocked 20' Kindorf or at least could get it in smaller quantities.

 

[enosez]

Didnt think of the plumbing supply houses.

I beleive our tools and parts guy checked with Graybar,

but needlesstosay, I myself will make some phone calls today.

(300 pieces would be 280 too many)!!

 

[hockeyoligist2]

My trucks not long enough!

 

[boboelectric]

I went to a trade show at a local supply house last Friday and the Wheatland rep was there making sure everyone knows about it.

http://www.wheatland.com/electricalconduit.htm

It sounds like a great idea but I can imagine it's a pain to bend.

Around here in Pa. Rumors had it that the Plumbers controlled pipe over 10 ft. Electricians had to keep conduit 10' long