Violation? Case #10222008.

[celtic]

What say you:
- Too many bends

- Not enough bends

Saw this walking up to a store ....obviously stopped me dead in my tracks:

I think it's safe to assume there is at least 1 more 90? under the pavement leading into the store's basement.

 

[benaround]

We don't need no stinking j-boxes!!

 

[480sparky]

Third choice: use a 3-point saddle.

Looks like a rookie just learned how to bend pipe.

 

[stickboy1375]

What say you:
- Too many bends

- Not enough bends

Saw this walking up to a store ....obviously stopped me dead in my tracks

As my wife would say, "Must you stop & look at everything someone else did?"

 

[480sparky]

As my wife would say, "Must you stop & look at everything someone else did?"

"Must you stop at every shoe and dress shop and look at what's on sale?" :smile:

 

[stickboy1375]

"Must you stop at every shoe and dress shop and look at what's on sale?" :smile:

No, I dont wear shoes. :grin:

 

[480sparky]

No, I dont wear shoes. :grin:

No, that's your reply to the wife......:smile:

 

[stickboy1375]

No, that's your reply to the wife......:smile:

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[celtic]

I was out "unsupervised" LOL

 

[cschmid]

my math say 360 just in that pic...but creative none the less...

 

[mattsilkwood]

looks like spagetti to me

 

[celtic]

There is also a box offset not shown in the picture....but they don't count, right?!

 

[nolabama]

no kinks though

 

[peter d]

Looks like someone just got a brand new bender and Benfield book and had plenty of pipe and free time on their hands.

 

[alfiesauce]

visibly seems to be 360ish... but you know there is atleast one more 90underground. probably two by the time it gets to it's desination, unless it's a ground chase.

 

[hillbilly]

Wonder how many pieces of pipe was used before the installer got it "right"?:smile:

steve

 

[petersonra]

I think there is more than 360 degrees.

I also think it is a trivial violation, and am not concerned that it will create a hazard.

 

[Pierre C Belarge]

Going strictly from what can be seen in the picture, I count approximately 360 degrees in the bends. That is compliant. You may not like it, but it is compliant.

 

[wasasparky]

I also think it is a trivial violation, and am not concerned that it will create a hazard.

What if the 4-90 bend rule didn't exist today, and one tried to get it into the code. What would the substantiation as a danger be? and what would your chances be? (assume you are not a box manufacturer on the code making panel)

What if you didn't want "no stinkin j-boxes" had a relatively short run with oversized conduit but wanted 8 bends...for whatever reason. It isn't inherently dangerous, you "overdesigned" it to allow conductors to be pulled in...why not?

 

[celtic]

Going strictly from what can be seen in the picture, I count approximately 360 degrees in the bends. That is compliant. You may not like it, but it is compliant.

You know there is at least 1 90? in that pavement to the basement...