Electrical conduit pipe 2

[WARose]

I was looking at this product on Lowes web site:

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Common-1-in-Actual-1-In-Metallic-Emt-10-ft-Conduit/3129555

From the info given, I have no clue as to the wall thickness or the material grade used (as the specs mean nothing to me). Lowes (of course) couldn't help. Can anyone tell me the info I need from this? Thanks.

EDIT: To save you a look....it says (as far as specs go):
Type EMT
UNSPSC 39131700

Have no clue what that means.

 

[RedSnake]

Well I did find a picture not sure this is right, but they look like our old telefon cables.

If this is the one they would not be allowed for anything here, maybe low voltage 12VDC for LED lights.

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“Logic will get you from A to Z; imagination will get you everywhere.“
Albert Einstein

 

[TugboatEng]

Yes, that is what we use for house construction.

One note to keep in mind is that Europe has RoHS which excludes a lot of durable and fire resistant materials from use such as PVC which may deter the use of exposed cable.

 

[RedSnake]

No one here want's to have exposed cables, if they can avoid it.
It does not work with our level of design and it isn't stylish enough. ;-)

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“Logic will get you from A to Z; imagination will get you everywhere.“
Albert Einstein

 

[TugboatEng]

Our cables aren't exposed. They must be in the walls.

 

[RedSnake]

Okey.
Well it's obviously different strategies.
Well as I sad before we don't use metal conduits for other buildings either.

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“Logic will get you from A to Z; imagination will get you everywhere.“
Albert Einstein

 

[itsmoked]

In the USA you cannot use conduit in houses for the general wiring.
You use metallic conduit in commercial settings as being more protected and more adaptable to future modifications.

The Romex you use in residential you protect from nails by using these plates if the wire is closer than 1-1/4" from the wall covering:

Keith Cress
kcress -

http://www.flaminsystems.com

 

[waross]

Romex, or once called Loomex has withstood the test of time.
That sample may look like telephone wire but the conducyors are solid, #14 AWG and rated for 15 Amps.


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Ohm's law
Not just a good idea;
It's the LAW!

 

[RedSnake]

It was mostly the shape that reminded of a telephone wire, it's hard to get a sense of dimension from a picture, but I would not have expected anything less then what we call 1,5 mm[sup]2[/sup] (10 A) or 2,5 mm[sup]2[/sup] (16 A) as we call it.
Of course the difference is that ours in tubes or flex tube is secured from nails, screws, drills through the whole wall.
And you can change or put in more cables when you like.
I suppose you use the old cable to pull a new one in if you need to exchange it.

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“Logic will get you from A to Z; imagination will get you everywhere.“
Albert Einstein