K8MHZ
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I would say that the LB's were there first. Look at the condition of the hardware. Then look at the brand new shiny nuts and bolts on the flange.
Hope no one here on this job
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LarryFine
Master Electrician Electric Contractor Richmond VA
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- Henrico County, VA
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Conduits definitely first.
winnie
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- Springfield, MA, USA
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- Electric motor research
Pipe looks old, bolts on flange look shiny and new. Conduit looks newer than the pipe. I am going to bet that the pipe is 'decorative'.
You might ask 'how could such a pipe be decorative'? I am thinking some sort of industrial space converted to some other use, such as an old mill converted to a museum, where a previously used pipe was left in place for the aesthetics.
I simply can't imagine an electrician wanting to do the extra work of cutting the pipe to put the conduit right there, and I can't imagine a pipefitter being so nuts as to cut the flange to put the pipe right there, unless the flange was of no real significance.
-Jon
You might ask 'how could such a pipe be decorative'? I am thinking some sort of industrial space converted to some other use, such as an old mill converted to a museum, where a previously used pipe was left in place for the aesthetics.
I simply can't imagine an electrician wanting to do the extra work of cutting the pipe to put the conduit right there, and I can't imagine a pipefitter being so nuts as to cut the flange to put the pipe right there, unless the flange was of no real significance.
-Jon
Dzboyce
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I almost always use ring gaskets rather than full face gaskets on flanged pipe. A ring gasket fits inside the bolt circle. I stock 2” thru 16” ring gaskets at my shop.
kwired
Electron manager
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- NE Nebraska
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Still a little bit of the centerline for drilling holes on the block wall - plus if drilled from other direction likely would be bigger "blowout" type holes.
Had to be drilled from this side and that larger pipe would have been in the way to do so, so my guess is the electrical was there first or that line was removed temporarily while the electrical was being installed, probably also why it is painted but scuffed up but the bolts in the flange look brand new.
Had to be drilled from this side and that larger pipe would have been in the way to do so, so my guess is the electrical was there first or that line was removed temporarily while the electrical was being installed, probably also why it is painted but scuffed up but the bolts in the flange look brand new.
winnie
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I think that the bolts, while shiny and new, also look like cheap bolts. We don't see the bolt heads, but they just look 'low grade' to me.
-Jon
-Jon
Russs57
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- Miami, Florida, USA
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- Maintenance Engineer
Count the number of bolts and you will find out the pipe is larger than it looks. I see more than eight bolts and that puts you at 10" minimum pipe size (assuming 150# flange which it looks to be).
Agree on raised face flanges and older pipe with new low quality bolts.
Agree on raised face flanges and older pipe with new low quality bolts.
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