lendog
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Hi does anybody know were in the code book it says how many amps e.m.t. is good for ground. Someboddy asked me where in the book it says it, but I cant find it.
lendog said:Hi does anybody know were in the code book it says how many amps e.m.t. is good for ground. Someboddy asked me where in the book it says it, but I cant find it.
iwire said:Nowhere in the NEC is it limited by amps.
EMT is allowed as an EGC per 250.118.
chris kennedy said:Yeah but I always...
Never mind:grin:
Jim W in Tampa said:I would not trust it.
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Yeah but I always...
Never mind:grin:
You 2 are starting trouble again.Jim W in Tampa said:I would not trust it.
iwire said:Of course not, it will never work. :grin:
Dennis Alwon said:You 2 are starting trouble again.
Jim W in Tampa said:All we need is 1 set screw that wasnt tightened or conduit that got hit and came apart.Then we have something worse than no ground at all.
iwire said:All we need is 1 wire-nut that wasn't tightened or wago that got hit and came apart.Then we have something worse than no ground at all.
Dennis Alwon said:Ahhhh but in Jim's case you still have the EMT for the ground.
Dennis Alwon said:Ahhhh but in Jim's case you still have the EMT for the ground.
roger said:But if the same installer did both, how would you guarantee either ones quality?
Roger
peter d said:As I said the last time this issue came up, we always splice with 100% accuracy but we somehow forget to make sure our raceways are mechanically sound.
Dennis Alwon said:That's why you bring in a third party and pull another ground wire just to be safe. :grin:
iwire said:I was taking NM jobs, are your suggesting we should always run redundant grounds? :grin:
Dennis Alwon said:That's why you bring in a third party and pull another ground wire just to be safe. :grin: