Every three years, the National Electrical Code (NEC) is updated, and the industry simultaneously reacts with excitement, complaints, and celebration. This article highlights the changes to conduit ...

PVC pipe is extremely rigid, but this technique allows you to bend PVC pipe at angles up to 90 degrees without kinking. PVC pipe is commonly used as electrical conduit as well as irrigation piping. It ...

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 ...

All questions and answers are based on the 2017 NEC. Q. What uses are permitted for PVC conduit by the NEC? A. Some common uses for Type PVC (polyvinyl chloride) conduit are as follows: Concealed — ...

Many people like to stash a hidden key to their house or workshop in a fake rock, under a potted plant, or in various other areas. Another good method is to build a small PVC pipe with cap and coupler ...

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Barrette Outdoor Living Inc. announced today plans to open a 175,000-square-foot PVC manufacturing plant dedicated to vinyl fencing and railing production in Brooksville, FL. Located along the ...

Would like to run network cabling on the outside of a building, from the 6th floor to the basement. They are lines between switches. This question has been asked and answered a lot here so feel free ...

The assets of Heritage Group, a U.S. manufacturer of PVC conduit, fittings, elbows and plumbing pipes, have been acquired by Atkore International Inc., which is looking to expand its product portfolio ...

Sometimes it makes sense to go with plain old batteries and off-the-shelf PVC pipe. That’s the thinking behind [Bertrand Selva]’s clever LoRaTube project. PVC pipe houses a self-contained LoRa ...