Talk:Electrical conduit

message: Not long ago someone took away the subheads for types of conduit, saying they were unnecessary. Meanwhile, recently someone else started a separate article, currently a stub, just for EMT conduit.
Both of these were good-faith edits, but neither of them is the best way to build toward further development of Wikipedia's content covering electrical conduit. The first is too restrictive (not "allowed" to have subheads), and the second is too scattered (would lead to needless content forking).
The thing to do is, whenever someone has good info to add about any individual type of conduit, it should be added under the appropriate subhead in this article. We have plenty more to do; we haven't even really begun to describe each type yet. Then, if eventually this article grows too long (which, at the current pace of development, is years away), we can then decide to do some appropriate spin-off articles.
I'm going to go start developing some of the sections a bit. There will be lots more to do; feel free to jump in and contribute!
— Lumbercutter 19:30, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Subheads for types of conduit; types of conduit should remain within this article for now—content forking can come later

message: It seems that the rigid counduit subsections 
incorrectly describe the rigid conduit as tubing rather than pipe.
This is the case with both metallic and non-metallic types.
I belive the difference between the two should be noted.K2500 00:00, 10 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Pipe & Tubing

message: The article can use a brief description of some of the tools and methods used to run cable into conduit.  Not a "how-to", but a more general overview, including the use of lubricants, blowers, etc... I came to the article hoping to find this information because I can't recall all of the tools involved but came up empty.  Neil916 (Talk) 23:30, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Installation 

message: A quick Google search for "Trunking" comes up with several matches for electrical conduit (which is normally called "Trunking" in the UK), but this is not referred to in this article, nor on the Trunking page.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.86.230.24 (talk) 11:39, 10 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Alternative Terminology 

message: Someone suggested merging "bonding jumper" with this article.
===In favour of the proposed merger===
*1.  Current Canadian Electrical Code allows the use of rigid metallic conduit or E.M.T. to be used as the bonding conductor in certain installations see CEC 10-804 (c) and (d)Athabaska-Clearwater (talk) 16:54, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge 

message: *1.  Current Canadian Electrical Code allows the use of rigid metallic conduit or E.M.T. to be used as the bonding conductor in certain installations see CEC 10-804 (c) and (d)Athabaska-Clearwater (talk) 16:54, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: In favour of the proposed merger

message: # Someone suggested merging "bonding jumper" with this article.  Oppose - a jumper is not a conduit and has uses other than a conduit system. --Wtshymanski (talk) 03:42, 24 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Oppose

message: Why is it that only the first pictures of EMT show nice straight installs, yet the pictures of PVC conduit or FMC, show what looks like a hack job install?
I can get some pics of my work, with PVC conduit, but are these here for some reason, like shaming those that don't use EMT? Trumpy (talk) 14:40, 12 November 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Images? 

message: Under the heading "Comparison with other wiring methods:" 
"Both metal and plastic conduit can be bent at the job site...  Special equipment is used to bend the conduit without kinking or denting it."
But "Special equipment" links to the article "Tube bending," which describes manufacturing techniques, not job-site bending of electrical conduit.  Or water and gas pipes, for that matter.  A search for "Conduit bender" was redirected to the same article.  A search for "Electrical conduit bender" found nothing.
Bending rigid conduit and EMT at the job-site is a highly skilled art.  Bending PVC is a different art, perhaps less skilled and using different tools, but still difficult for a beginner.  Planning and executing a single conduit route is challenging.  Doing the same for several conduits in parallel is worthy of admiration.  The tube bending article does not touch on any of this.
VastError (talk) 03:15, 10 August 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Conduit bending tools 

message: Hi; the four metallic types are listed RMC, GRC, IMC and EMT. IMC is claimed to be heavier than EMT and lighter than GRC.  Is RMC heavier than GRC?  If so, the types are listed in order of decreasing weight. Otherwise I'd suggest swapping RMC and GRC in the list. Thanks,  ... Peter E. PeterEasthope (talk) 03:17, 22 November 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Order of the various metallic types