RGS Cuts/Length

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Installing RGS in parking garage. Only about 5' from "T" to "T". Thinking no way to installed 10' lengths of RGS through the block outs and will have A LOT of cutting and threading to install shorter pieces. Yes? Thanks.
 

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mstrlucky74 said:
Installing RGS in parking garage. Only about 5' from "T" to "T". Thinking no way to installed 10' lengths of RGS through the block outs and will have A LOT of cutting and threading to install shorter pieces. Yes? Thanks.
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If you have a block out on the outside wall T(s) you can slide a 10' length of GRC through the block outs and work from the center out or from one end to the other.
 
mstrlucky74 said:
Installing RGS in parking garage. Only about 5' from "T" to "T". Thinking no way to installed 10' lengths of RGS through the block outs and will have A LOT of cutting and threading to install shorter pieces. Yes? Thanks.
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I think that you're correct. If the deck is fairly large sliding all of the lengths in from end won't be practical.
 
mstrlucky74 said:
Yes I though about what Steven said and sliding from one end but it's not practical.
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Maybe so. But if the situation allowed you to slide in the conduit from the outside it would be fairly simple to have one worker on the outside slide the first length of conduit into the building with another worker on the inside guiding and pulling them through the next set of block outs. The first worker then threads (hand tight only) on the next length of conduit and pushes it into the building. You keep adding lengths of conduit until you reach the center or the other end. You then un-thread the first length of conduit, thread it into the box, mount the box and strap the conduit down. You repeat the process moving back towards the outside of the building from where you started. If the measurement between the center of the T's is a true 5', you would have to cut and thread the lengths of conduit to compensate for the diameter measurement of the light box.

You would have to admit. To the trained eye, you would raise a few eyebrows leaving them scratching their heads.....How did they do that?:huh:
 
stevenje said:
Maybe so. But if the situation allowed you to slide in the conduit from the outside it would be fairly simple to have one worker on the outside slide the first length of conduit into the building with another worker on the inside guiding and pulling them through the next set of block outs. The first worker then threads (hand tight only) on the next length of conduit and pushes it into the building. You keep adding lengths of conduit until you reach the center or the other end. You then un-thread the first length of conduit, thread it into the box, mount the box and strap the conduit down. You repeat the process moving back towards the outside of the building from where you started. If the measurement between the center of the T's is a true 5', you would have to cut and thread the lengths of conduit to compensate for the diameter measurement of the light box.

You would have to admit. To the trained eye, you would raise a few eyebrows leaving them scratching their heads.....How did they do that?:huh:
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i've done something similar with 2" grc on k-rail on bridge work.
you spin them on loosely, working them across the bridge, until
you get as far as you can. the weight gets to be too much after
a while... then you put a strap wrench on one end, and use a
porta pony to spin them up all tight. a dab of grease in each
coupling is necessary. it's a bit easier than spinning up each
pipe in the middle of all the rebar for the k rail.
 
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