ECN Electrical Forum - Discussion Forums for Electricians, Inspectors and Related Professionals
ECN Shout Chat
ShoutChat
Recent Posts
UL 508A SPACING
by ale348 - 03/29/24 01:09 AM
Increasing demand factors in residential
by tortuga - 03/28/24 05:57 PM
Portable generator question
by Steve Miller - 03/19/24 08:50 PM
Do we need grounding?
by NORCAL - 03/19/24 05:11 PM
240V only in a home and NEC?
by dsk - 03/19/24 06:33 AM
New in the Gallery:
This is a new one
This is a new one
by timmp, September 24
Few pics I found
Few pics I found
by timmp, August 15
Who's Online Now
1 members (ale348), 302 guests, and 14 robots.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
Rate Thread
#77257 05/17/01 05:12 PM
Joined: May 2001
Posts: 129
F
frodo Offline OP
Member
can you use a gutter as a raceway? given a six inch by six inch gutter mounted horizontally on the wall is it permissible to install a conduit into one side (bottom) and then exit opposite or at any other location on the top side routing the conductors or cable through the gutter then back into the conduit?

i was told by an electrical supeintendant on the job that this would be a violation...i disagree.

please tell me what you think....

Stay up to Code with the Latest NEC:


>> 2023 NEC & Related Reference & Exam Prep
2023 NEC & Related Reference & Study Guides

Pass Your Exam the FIRST TIME with the Latest NEC & Exam Prep

>> 2020 NEC & Related Reference & Study Guides
 

#77258 05/17/01 05:51 PM
Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 1,044
Tom Offline
Member
A wireway is a raceway, see the definition of raceway in Article 100.

Take a look at 362-6 which deals with deflecting conductors in a wireway.

If your installation meets the requirements of 362-6, I don't see any problem.

Tom

[This message has been edited by Tom (edited 05-17-2001).]


Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example.
#77259 05/17/01 07:29 PM
Joined: May 2001
Posts: 129
F
frodo Offline OP
Member
Quote
Originally posted by Tom:
A wireway is a raceway, see the definition of raceway in Article 100.

Take a look at 362-6 which deals with deflecting conductors in a wireway.

If your installation meets the requirements of 362-6, I don't see any problem.

Tom

[This message has been edited by Tom (edited 05-17-2001).]

thanks tom,
i thought he was wrong. i spent some time looking up the issue and could not find anything that would restrict a conduit from entering a wireway at a right angle to the wireway and exiting via either directly opposite or from any other location except no less than the distance of six times the largest diameter of the conduit or wireway if installed in the same wall as the conduit that contains the conductor.

please correct me if i am wrong and i appreciate any response

thank you

frodo

[This message has been edited by frodo (edited 05-17-2001).]

#77260 05/18/01 07:33 PM
Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 1,044
Tom Offline
Member
As far as I can tell, the 6x spacing applies to #4 & larger conductors only and would apply to any two conduits containing that wire, regardless of which wall they enter/leave.

Tom


Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example.

Link Copied to Clipboard
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.5