K8MHZ
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Finesse, brute force, whatever....if what you say is true I bow to their supremacy!
White Paper on Pulling Cable through Conduit
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Finesse, brute force, whatever....if what you say is true I bow to their supremacy!
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I have done it. Drill the holes close to the face of the stud and a full stick can slide in.
I do agree, running pipe in a house is a major pain. It is nothing like running it in a commercial space. I would like to see some of those Chicago framing details that make it easier. Maybe not because I really don't want to do it again.
K8MHZ
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I can just see the color drain out of a Michigan inspector's eyes if he ever saw holes in studs close to the surface. I'll bet he would be digging holes in the code book. The convention here is to have the holes as close to center because of the rules for NM. That is a great tip, though, thanks!
I don't remember the specific details, but there were several spots that were real hard to pipe in a couple of the houses we did. The guy that put the program together was from Chicago and he would point out the things that were done differently as we went along. The carpenters weren't part of the 'Chicago' deal, just us electricians.
I wouldn't mind doing another one, so long as the boss isn't a dill weed about it. I am thinking about piping my garage. I like running pipe. So long as the boss knows that it's a raceway, not a race.
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Setting EMT close to the face of the stud may cause some hand wringing by the inspector, but as far as I am concerned it is safer to have it near the face of the stud. A screw or nail is more likely to skim off the surface if there is less wood to hold it perpendicular.
I like to run pipe too. I use it strategically in houses often, but to pipe an entire house was much harder than a commercial job.
I like to run pipe too. I use it strategically in houses often, but to pipe an entire house was much harder than a commercial job.
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