Can I stick two 4 gauge and one 6 gauge wire into a 3/4" conduit
Would it be legal and possible to use 3/4" conduit to carry two 4 ga
conductors (hots) and one 6 ga conductor (neutral). That would be for possibly upgrading a garage subpanel with existing 3/4" conduit. Most bends would incorporate electrical boxes. i |
Can I stick two 4 gauge and one 6 gauge wire into a 3/4" conduit
if it fits, I have seen alot more wires crammed into conduit than that.
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Can I stick two 4 gauge and one 6 gauge wire into a 3/4" conduit
Ignoramus29948 wrote: Would it be legal and possible to use 3/4" conduit to carry two 4 ga conductors (hots) and one 6 ga conductor (neutral). That would be for possibly upgrading a garage subpanel with existing 3/4" conduit. Most bends would incorporate electrical boxes. i Just curious, why do you want the neutral larger than the hots? |
Can I stick two 4 gauge and one 6 gauge wire into a 3/4" conduit
Ignoramus29948 wrote:
Would it be legal and possible to use 3/4" conduit to carry two 4 ga conductors (hots) and one 6 ga conductor (neutral). That would be for possibly upgrading a garage subpanel with existing 3/4" conduit. Most bends would incorporate electrical boxes. i Nope, (except if you use imc conduit), but you would be much smarter to use 1" anyway - it would be an easier pull. Look up the conduit fill tables in the NEC, you can even find those online. Just remember tho, just because its legal doesn't necessarily mean its smart. ie: sure you can legally put x conductors into a y sized conduit but if the conduit is very long it gets to be absurdly difficult to get things pulled in without damage. Using larger conduit makes for an easier job, reduces the possibility of insulation damage, allows for future growth and costs very little. Eric |
Can I stick two 4 gauge and one 6 gauge wire into a 3/4" conduit
On 11 Sep 2006 11:50:36 -0700, RayV wrote:
Ignoramus29948 wrote: Would it be legal and possible to use 3/4" conduit to carry two 4 ga conductors (hots) and one 6 ga conductor (neutral). That would be for possibly upgrading a garage subpanel with existing 3/4" conduit. Most bends would incorporate electrical boxes. i Just curious, why do you want the neutral larger than the hots? Um, I want it smaller than the hots (6 ga neutral, 4 ga hots). i |
Can I stick two 4 gauge and one 6 gauge wire into a 3/4" conduit
On Mon, 11 Sep 2006 11:51:47 -0700, Eric wrote:
Ignoramus29948 wrote: Would it be legal and possible to use 3/4" conduit to carry two 4 ga conductors (hots) and one 6 ga conductor (neutral). That would be for possibly upgrading a garage subpanel with existing 3/4" conduit. Most bends would incorporate electrical boxes. i Nope, (except if you use imc conduit), but you would be much smarter to use 1" anyway - it would be an easier pull. Yes. The trouble is, I already have 3/4" conduit in place. Look up the conduit fill tables in the NEC, you can even find those online. Just remember tho, just because its legal doesn't necessarily mean its smart. ie: sure you can legally put x conductors into a y sized conduit but if the conduit is very long it gets to be absurdly difficult to get things pulled in without damage. Using larger conduit makes for an easier job, reduces the possibility of insulation damage, allows for future growth and costs very little. Eric |
Can I stick two 4 gauge and one 6 gauge wire into a 3/4" conduit
Ignoramus29948 wrote:
On Mon, 11 Sep 2006 11:51:47 -0700, Eric wrote: Ignoramus29948 wrote: Would it be legal and possible to use 3/4" conduit to carry two 4 ga conductors (hots) and one 6 ga conductor (neutral). That would be for possibly upgrading a garage subpanel with existing 3/4" conduit. Most bends would incorporate electrical boxes. i Nope, (except if you use imc conduit), but you would be much smarter to use 1" anyway - it would be an easier pull. Yes. The trouble is, I already have 3/4" conduit in place. #4, when used as a Feeder, has an Ampacity of 100 Amps! Do you *really* need that large a feed to a garage? I'd go smaller and include an equip ground in the calc, rather than use the raceway as the equip ground. Jim |
Can I stick two 4 gauge and one 6 gauge wire into a 3/4" conduit
Ignoramus29948 wrote: On 11 Sep 2006 11:50:36 -0700, RayV wrote: Just curious, why do you want the neutral larger than the hots? Um, I want it smaller than the hots (6 ga neutral, 4 ga hots). i Guess I need to take that Evelyn Wood refresher, again. |
Can I stick two 4 gauge and one 6 gauge wire into a 3/4" conduit
Ignoramus29948 wrote:
On Mon, 11 Sep 2006 11:51:47 -0700, Eric wrote: Ignoramus29948 wrote: Would it be legal and possible to use 3/4" conduit to carry two 4 ga conductors (hots) and one 6 ga conductor (neutral). That would be for possibly upgrading a garage subpanel with existing 3/4" conduit. Most bends would incorporate electrical boxes. i Nope, (except if you use imc conduit), but you would be much smarter to use 1" anyway - it would be an easier pull. Yes. The trouble is, I already have 3/4" conduit in place. Well then, you need to recalculate your load and see if you really need wire that big. My instinct tells me I'd be willing to bet you're not doing anything requiring more than the ampacity of an 8/3 or possibly (remote chance)a 6/3 feeder, but of course i dont know your load or what you are running out there. Again, my advice is to take a hard look at the loads you plan to feed and see what you really need for a feeder. If you are willing, post here what your plans are and we can give you some feedback - maybe its a smaller job than you first thought - then again, maybe not.... Eric |
Can I stick two 4 gauge and one 6 gauge wire into a 3/4" conduit
On Mon, 11 Sep 2006 18:41:35 GMT, Ignoramus29948
wrote: Would it be legal and possible to use 3/4" conduit to carry two 4 ga conductors (hots) and one 6 ga conductor (neutral). That would be for possibly upgrading a garage subpanel with existing 3/4" conduit. Most bends would incorporate electrical boxes. i NO Pipe is too small to meet code, and you'll never get them thru. Use the gray PVC made for that, and go at least 1 inch, 1 1/4 is better. Mark |
Can I stick two 4 gauge and one 6 gauge wire into a 3/4" conduit
Ignoramus29948 wrote: On 11 Sep 2006 11:50:36 -0700, RayV wrote: Ignoramus29948 wrote: Would it be legal and possible to use 3/4" conduit to carry two 4 ga conductors (hots) and one 6 ga conductor (neutral). That would be for possibly upgrading a garage subpanel with existing 3/4" conduit. Most bends would incorporate electrical boxes. i Just curious, why do you want the neutral larger than the hots? Um, I want it smaller than the hots (6 ga neutral, 4 ga hots). The reason, I suspect, is that you are planning for a 220v load that you are sizing the 4ga hot legs for and the 6ga neutral is sized for the expected 120v load. I would not try to get that in the 3/4" pipe. Take the advice of a bigger pipe and run a 4ga (or match the largest conductor you install, if you go smaller than the planned on 4ga.) ground also, I this is going to feed a branch panel and therefore the neutral ("grounded" conductor) and the ground ("bonding" conductor) will not be tied toegther in the subpanel, only at the feeder (main) panel in the house. |
Can I stick two 4 gauge and one 6 gauge wire into a 3/4" conduit
Ignoramus29948 ) said...
Would it be legal and possible to use 3/4" conduit to carry two 4 ga conductors (hots) and one 6 ga conductor (neutral). It is the type of insulation that matters in addition to the gauge of the wire. Basically, if pulling more than one wire/cable through conduit, you are only supposed to fill it to 40% of its cross-section diameter. Knowing the sum of the cross-section diameters of the wire being pulled allows you to see if you are within the 40% maximum. In this case, using T90-Nylon (THHN) conductors will fill a 3/4" conduit to 41.7%, so you really need to go with 1", though you could probably get away with 3/4" but pulling will be a bit more work than it should. These conductors only fill a 1" to 25.7%. I have a Condiut Calculator available for free at: http://daxack.ca/Conduit/index.html -- Calvin Henry-Cotnam "I really think Canada should get over to Iraq as quickly as possible" - Paul Martin - April 30, 2003 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: if replying by email, remove "remove." and ".invalid" -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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