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These photos were taken several years ago in a nursing home. The conduit runs were above a lay-in ceiling. When they came down they broke water lines, gas lines, and the branch circuit and alarm / communications wiring. It was difficult working the scene with the lay in fixtures swinging from their whips, some still lit on the emergency circuit, with water on the floor.

Many years earlier some helper put up the conduit hangers with common nails, and the electrician snapped the pipe in place. I'm sure it looked right for inspection. Inspectors can't find hidden defects, but time does.

Fortunately no one was hurt.

Alan Nadon
(Notes with Images say that these were 3 runs of 4" EMT with 4 - 750 kcmil Alum in each. 100' long pulled loose from ceiling. Conduit was secured every 10' with Minneralac #9 held by a 3" nail. 2/93)

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