I have come across exposed conductors in an underground EMT 1-1/4" conduit. They feed apartments in a condo complex. When I check with a non contact tester or a tic tracer I am not getting a reading although I am almost certain that they are hot. Could the false negative reading be due to the fact that there is water in the conduit. Anyone run into this before. The insulation is THW and they look like #4 AWG.
Exposed conductors in rotting EMT conduit.
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You really need to check those with a meter to make sure they are dead,Do not trust the tic tracer.
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liquidtite
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if its underground sjouldnt it be rigid or pvc not emt
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Conductors close together in a wet location will almost never show "energized" when you are using a non-contact voltage tester. Even if the location is not wet, those types of testers will sometimes not detect an energized circuit when the condutors are close together.
hillbilly1
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Is this actually underground? Or is it encased in concrete? EMT at one time was legal to be encased in non-cinder concrete.
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The code does not say you can't install EMT underground.
The following is from the UL White Book Information for Electrical Metallic Tubing (FJMX).
The following is from the UL White Book Information for Electrical Metallic Tubing (FJMX).
In most cases, it will fail in a short time.
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