Conduit

Rigid Conduit, Fittings, and Accessories – Frequently Asked Questions
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Of course this can change depending on the type of cable you are pulling in. I
also recommend you see the attached website. It has a lot of information
including a calculator for determining the actual tension per pull.
www.polywater.com
Is your conduit the same as CPVC?
No. We don't carry CPVC, which is chlorinated polyvinyl chloride.
I am a self-employed electrician located in Western Massachusetts and was
working on a repair job to a swimming pool last week. The pool installers were
replacing the underground PVC flexible tubing because of leakage. In the
process of digging a new hole for the new tubing one of the underground wires
was damaged. I happened to ask the pool repairman what the cause of the
leakage was, and he stated "termites" had eaten through the PVC. This kind of
made me curious, as I have installed many underground electrical systems using
PVC nonmetallic rigid conduit and have never seen or heard of this problem
before. Has there been any tests done to determine if termites will do damage to
PVC conduit?
Insects and termites do not damage PVC conduit. They've been known to
damage some types of Plastics, but not PVC.
There was a study in Gulfport, Mississippi in 1955 where sample of PVC were
exposed to termite attack. After more than fours years of exposures to the
termites, there was no sign of termite attack on PVC Samples.
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