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Analyze Conduit Fitting Type for Wire Pulling

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What happens here

The discussion moves to the specific conduit fitting used. The son points out an 'LB' fitting (an 'L' shaped conduit body with a back opening), questioning its appropriateness. The dad explains that while the LB fitting is installed, it is not the ideal fitting for this specific configuration where wires need to be pulled upwards. He clarifies that an 'LR' (L-shaped, right opening) or 'LL' (L-shaped, left opening) conduit body would be more suitable as they provide a larger opening, making it easier to pull the large electrical service wires into the panel.

Goal: Understand the correct conduit fitting types for facilitating wire installation and serviceability.

Tools and materials

  • LB Fitting — An L-shaped conduit body with a back opening, installed but noted as suboptimal for this application
  • LL Fitting — An L-shaped conduit body with a left opening, recommended for easier wire pulling
  • LR Fitting — An L-shaped conduit body with a right opening, recommended for easier wire pulling

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Okay. See right here this fitting? Isn't this not the right fitting? Like the right fitting. This is supposed to be an L LR. Correct. Right? There you go. This is a LB and it's going up like that. That's right. So, why did they do it like that? Cuz that's what they had with them. It's actually okay to do it this way. Okay. It's and it's easier to pull up. So, think about this. So, we've got our line coming in out of the top. We might have fuses here. I don't think it's fused. And then on the load side, we're coming over here with our 5 or 600s. Okay. And then it's going to come up. So, it would have been easier to use this. Okay. With the other way, if you had an LR here, then you could work this way. You could pull a wire out and now you have enough of an opening to pull up. Oh, that makes a lot of So, other than that, it would be be a little bit more challenging. 120 208-V.

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