Trying to find a source for Red Brass RMC

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David Goodman

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I am trying to find a source for 100ft. of 2" I.D. Red Brass RMC, and 3 factory long radius 90's with fittings.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Looking to run 40 Amp 240V branch buried 6" to a shed/work shop to run a mini-split heat pump, shop light and small power tools.
 
David Goodman said:
I am trying to find a source for 100ft. of 2" I.D. Red Brass RMC, and 3 factory long radius 90's with fittings.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Looking to run 40 Amp 240V branch buried 6" to a shed/work shop to run a mini-split heat pump, shop light and small power tools.
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The only red brass I know of is the 1/2" 10' sections for pool stuff and its expensive big time.

What obstructions are there that are preventing you from going deeper and using pvc or even UF and saving $$$?
 
user 100 said:
The only red brass I know of is the 1/2" 10' sections for pool stuff and its expensive big time.

What obstructions are there that are preventing you from going deeper and using pvc or even UF and saving $$$?
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I was way off with my calculations. I was using diameter and not area. So, I don't need 2" (sometimes I wonder about myself). Now I think 3/4" would be fine, but it is late and the numbers are playing tricks on me. lol

The service drop is underground, and I will be back tracking along 20' of that. Then there are numerous 1" pvc pipes for irrigation that I really don't want to redo, even though we are licensed plumbers. I can hand dig a 12" trough for 100', but I don't want to rent equipment to dig deeper. I haven't done much trenching. The last time I did "JULIE", the dig location service indicated that nothing was in the area. Out here, we can hit caliche rock just about anywhere. I have no idea what is in this backyard.
 
David Goodman said:
I guess I'll have to suck it up and dig 18" to go with PVC, or am I looking at over 1000V when I should be looking elsewhere?
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I was looking at table 300.50 when I should have been looking at table 300.5.

No, that still doesn't matter because Red Brass is what is permitted for direct burial (344.10A2).

I give up for now. Too tired.
 
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iwire said:
Instead of red brass why not plain old galvanized steel conduit?

It's code compliant, easy to find and likely a 15th of the cost of brass.

If you are worried about corrosion put a wrap on it. http://www.homedepot.com/p/2-in-x-5...gclid=CJTj1O7mtNECFdeCswodVHMOLw&gclsrc=aw.ds
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I was interpreting "permitted" incorrectly for the red brass RTM. The code does say that galv. and stainless is permitted in all atmospheric conditions and occupancies, and then later that it is permitted in direct contact with earth.

Thank you for bearing with me while I struggled through this.
 
The "precious metal" thieves probably would dig it up and take it if they discover there is brass there - especially if they know it is only 6" deep.
 
In many areas around me it seems standard galvanized rigid doesn't survive very long. I have on occasion used OCAL for direct burial applications where long term survival is desired.
 
David Goodman said:
I was interpreting "permitted" incorrectly for the red brass RTM. The code does say that galv. and stainless is permitted in all atmospheric conditions and occupancies, and then later that it is permitted in direct contact with earth.

Thank you for bearing with me while I struggled through this.
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Sheesh, are you just looking to throw money away for no good reason? :? Use PVC and be done with it. For what you would pay for brass conduit, you can easily pay for excavation for an extra foot of depth.
 
peter d said:
Sheesh, are you just looking to throw money away for no good reason? :? Use PVC and be done with it. For what you would pay for brass conduit, you can easily pay for excavation for an extra foot of depth.
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Until I started searching, I had no idea how hard it was to find or what the cost would be. It has been, shall we say, an education.
 
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