Why conduit matters: Conduit shields electrical wiring from mechanical damage, moisture, and corrosion while helping meet code requirements for safety and longevity. Picking the right type: PVC, EMT, ...

Make an improvised guide by screwing together scraps of 2×4. Saw using a handsaw with a blade that’s 3 or 4 inches wide. Note: Square pipe ends fit snugly into the fittings, allowing plenty of contact ...

EC&M reader Fred Bauer, a journeyman electrician with Hartery Construction, was kind enough to share this photo with us. He spotted this transfer switch installation in Hunter Mountain, N.Y. Using ...

A Flexible PVC pipe union. Bill Bowin, CSRE/CBNT, chief engineer at North American Broadcasting, writes that we’ve “beaten to death’” the topic of condensate drains over the last six months, but Bill ...

There are several problems to discuss here. We can start with the missing covers from the junction box and PVC conduit body (i.e., LB). For completed installations, Sec. 314.15 requires each box to ...