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hi, it's me again with another conduit question....

when using distance or hospital saddles on a steel conduit run, is there something that needs to be put behind the boxes to keep it level with the conduit (if that makes sense), because these saddles cause a big space between the wall and the actual conduit (compared with spacer saddles)

thanks
 
Not that I know of you might have to use offsets or fit adaptable boxes which you can make your own knock outs in.
 
hi, it's me again with another conduit question....

when using distance or hospital saddles on a steel conduit run, is there something that needs to be put behind the boxes to keep it level with the conduit (if that makes sense), because these saddles cause a big space between the wall and the actual conduit (compared with spacer saddles)

thanks
Why are you using Hospital Saddles? or is your question just for interests sake?
 
hi, it's me again with another conduit question....

when using distance or hospital saddles on a steel conduit run, is there something that needs to be put behind the boxes to keep it level with the conduit (if that makes sense), because these saddles cause a big space between the wall and the actual conduit (compared with spacer saddles)

thanks
Just set into it.
 
I hope I am not teaching you to suck eggs, if I am I apologise.
Hospital saddles used to be mandatory in hospitals as the staff needed to clean behind them!! So sets to every thing, used to be a right pain. Going back many years here just after my apprenticeship.
 
I hope I am not teaching you to suck eggs, if I am I apologise.
Hospital saddles used to be mandatory in hospitals as the staff needed to clean behind them!! So sets to every thing, used to be a right pain. Going back many years here just after my apprenticeship.
Yes?
 
How did they clean behind the conduit where it entered the boxes?

I believe the main function of the hospital saddle is to stop dirt gathering on the saddle itself,its curved to prevent it accumulating so that any dust falls to the floor
I suppose the gap between the conduit and the wall makes it easier to clean but saddle shape is the important bit
 
Why are you using Hospital Saddles? or is your question just for interests sake?

i'm just asking for interests sake, i've been using distance saddles like the pic below (i prefer the way they look)

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