Conduit Fill
Support and Securing
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Raceway Basics
Wiring Methods and Materials General
100

The maximum length of a short section of conduit that could be considered a nipple.

What is 24"

100

The maximum distance between a box and the first support for the installation of an EMT conduit

What is 3 feet
100

In comparison between THWN-2 and THW-2, this insulation is thicker.

What is THW-2

Using 6 AWG - THW-2 has an area of .0726  THWN-2 has an area of .0507

100

The standard length of rigid metal conduit

What is 10 feet

100

Metric Designator 27 is equivalent to this trade size 

What is 1"

200

The allowable fill percentage of the cross sectional area of a conduit containing 2 conductors

What is 31%

200

Flexible metal conduit shall be secured and supported in lengths not exceeding this distance

What is 4.5 feet
200

This number of conductors installed in a raceway is associated with 53% cross sectional area fill.

What is 1

200

The largest size EMT permitted to be installed

What is 4"

200

Cables, raceways, and boxes installed under metal-corrugated sheet roof decking shall be installed a minimum of this distance below the lowest surface of the roof decking.

What is 1.5"

300

The maximum number of #12 THHN conductors that legally fit in a 1" EMT.

What is 26

300

When 2" liquidtight flexible metal conduit is installed for purpose of flexibility, the unsecured length shall not exceed this distance from the point at which it was last securely fastened

What is 4'

300
The number of #14 THHN conductors allowed to be installed in 1/2" greenfield

What is 13

300

It is permissible for rigid metal conduit to be made of steel, aluminium, red brass and this material

What is stainless steel

300

Where raceways contain this size or larger insulated conductors, the conductors shall be protected by an identified fitting providing a smoothly rounded insulating surface.

What is 4 AWG

400

The minimum size schedule 80 PVC that could contain (7) #8 XHHW conductors.

What is 11/4" Schedule 80 PVC

400

3" PVC conduit shall be supported at intervals no greater than this

What is 6 feet

400

Daily Double - Your group must wager in increments of 400.

The metric designator size of a liquidtight flexible metal conduit that has a total cross sectional area of 0.314 in2 

400

the installation of 1" Flexible Metallic Tubing is limited to this distance

What is 6 feet

400

This shall be done to all openings around electrical penetrations into or through fire-resistance-rated walls, partitions, floors, or ceilings

What is firestopped

500

The minimum size RMC to contain a 350 amp feeder consisting of (4) 500 kcmil RHW-2 conductors and a  single #3 RHW-2 equipment grounding conductor

What is 4" RMC

500 - 4 x 1.0082

#3 - 1 x .1521

Total cross sectional area = 4.1849 in2

4" RMC = 5.153 in2

500

Straight sections of 1" intermediate metal conduit installed in horizontal runs shall be supported at intervals not to exceed this distance

What is 12 feet

500
The maximum number of 250 kcmil XHHW conductors allowed to be installed in a size 63 high density polyethylene conduit (HDPE)

What is 5

500

If an outdoor parking lot has exposed PVC conduit installed and the temperature change in Wisconsin was determined to be 125 OF, this would be considered the distance of length change in 100 feet of conduit.

What is 5.07 inches

500

The minimum cover depth requirement of a 15 amp 120 volt lighting circuit protected by a GFCI and encased in schedule 80 PVC without concrete encasement crossing under a single family dwelling unit driveway.

What is 12"