PVC coming out of slab crooked

[COELECTRIC]

So, my father-in-law decided to build a detached garage. He figured he wouldn't put in electric for some time so he put a 1-1/4" sleeve through the slab. Now he wants electric and there's one problem. He installed the sleeve (90 deg, 1-1/4") so close to the edge its pressed up against the garage wall. It's only stubed out about 3". Anyone have some tricks up their sleeve on how I can get a coupling on this thing in order to extend to a subpanel? Sorry no pictures, didn't have the camera with me.

 

[benaround]

So, my father-in-law decided to build a detached garage. He figured he wouldn't put in electric for some time so he put a 1-1/4" sleeve through the slab. Now he wants electric and there's one problem. He installed the sleeve (90 deg, 1-1/4") so close to the edge its pressed up against the garage wall. It's only stubed out about 3". Anyone have some tricks up their sleeve on how I can get a coupling on this thing in order to extend to a subpanel? Sorry no pictures, didn't have the camera with me.

1. notch the wall

2. use heatgun on pvc to bend off the wall

3. don't use it

 

[Davis9]

What size Sub?

Maybe a reducing bushing to 1" will work good for you.

Tom

 

[cadpoint]

How about a threadless connector, then a PVC change over ?

 

[wireguru]

ive done this before in this situation:

things you need -coupling, glue, swazall, scrap of 2x4, hammer

-take a swazall and bevel the edge of the pipe to slant down a little towards the wall

-liberally coat half of the coupling and the pipe with glue. use alot of glue so it doesnt start to set up right when the coupling touches the pipe.

-set coupling on top of pipe

-set 2x4 on edge centered across coupling

-wack the 2x4 with the hammer to seat the coupling on the pipe.

 

[220/221]

Flex. That's my answer for everything.

 

[nakulak]

couple a piece onto it, heat gun or blanket, noodle it whichever way you want.

 

[electricalperson]

Flex. That's my answer for everything.

best stuff ever created

 

[quogueelectric]

Carflex baby carflex.

 

[billdozier]

chip it out nothing like a good day of chipping with the ol 60 pounder. But seriously flex is probaly the best way to go

 

[hardworkingstiff]

You should be able to use a heat gun to warm the PVC enough at the concrete line to be able to bend it away from the wall enough to get a coupling on it. Then heat the new conduit enough to finish your offset for a plumb piece of conduit.

 

[scwirenut]

come out of the stub-up with UF

 

[cadpoint]

Well, I forgot to soak in the title on this one...Oh well...

 

[charlietuna]

Can't picture it from your discription, but sounds like you need to chip down around the PVC enough to then use a heat gun to soften the pipe to bring it up straight--you will no doubt lose some internal wire space--but pull the wire from this end and you'll only strain the last six feet!:grin: