Sealtite vs Liquidtite

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Unless they specify that they want a product by a certain manufacturer if it's a listed LFMC then the name brand Sealtite is irrelevant.
 
MiElectrician said:
Could they think one is non metallic?
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Yes they can.

They need to learn to specify the NEC names of liquidtight flexible metal conduit or liquidtight flexible non metallic conduit, and if they want a specific brand to include that name along with the general name.
 
MiElectrician said:
Could they think one is non metallic?
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They probably think "sealtite" is LFNC, and "liquidtight" is LFMC, in spite of the fact that Anamet calls both product lines "sealtite".

Indeed, the person specifying your conduits needs to stick to NEC designations, and avoid specifying with trade slang. If you can't do a web search on a term that specifies a product (or category of products) and find exactly what is being specified, then use a different term.
 
K8MHZ said:
You really don't know the difference, or are you just pointing out what you feel is improper use of the terms?

Sealtite is used for metallic, liquidtite is non-metallic. Slang, yes, but it causes no confusion to most industrial electricians. At least in my neck of the woods.
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IME it is the other way around.

As noted, stick with NEC designations to be absolutely certain... and Sealtite is not an NEC designation. It is not difficult to say metallic or nonmetallic.
 
K8MHZ said:
You really don't know the difference, or are you just pointing out what you feel is improper use of the terms?
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When I worked for an electrical distributor we sold Electric-Flex, all of their product line is called Liquatite. Some of our competitors sold the Sealtite product line.
 
K8MHZ said:
You really don't know the difference, or are you just pointing out what you feel is improper use of the terms?

Sealtite is used for metallic, liquidtite is non-metallic. Slang, yes, but it causes no confusion to most industrial electricians. At least in my neck of the woods.
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In my neck of the woods, the trade slang is exactly the opposite. Which is precisely why a drawing set or job specifications should not use trade slang.

Sealtite is an Anamet product line. Liquidtite is an Electriflex product line. Both product lines, with the suffix "-tite" misspelled, contain both metallic and nonmetallic.
 
I always considered sealtight and liquidtight (or sealtite) to be the same - LFMC.

And I occasionally have a grilled cheese for lunch, but my wife and kids call it a cheese toasty.
 
K8MHZ said:
I don't follow you. You said you submitted on Sealtite, but got rejected because they want Sealtite?
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Exactly. :happysad::happyno:

They wanted sealtite and not liquidtite.

When I do a commodity submittal, I usually note that submittal shows the quality of materials used but the manufacturers may vary.
 
When such terminology can get in the way they should specify manufacturer and product name possibly adding "or acceptable equivalent".
 
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