PVC to steel conduit adaptor

[AshleyW]

Hi,

I was just wondering what the best way to connect PVC to steel conduit is? I was thinking PVC male adaptor and a steel conduit coupler?

Cheeeeeeeeeeers

 

[plantpot]

You thunk right

 

[Flanders]

Yep thats the way i do it as long as you are not relying on the conduit as an earth or if the conduit neads to be earthed

 

[LeeH]

Save yourself a fitting and thread the end.

 

[Flanders]

Or you can just use a female plastic bush cupler and throw the bush away

 

[slingshot2000]

Save yourself a fitting and thread the end.

Of the plastic conduit? Not quite sure what you mean here ??

 

[teufelhounden91]

Save yourself a fitting and thread the end.

He's saying if you have a rigid threader you can thread the RMC and use a rigid coupling to the pvc MA instead.

If you don't have a threader then you have the correct way of doing it.

 

[gnselectricals]

Why add plastic to metal ? Just continue in metal or vice versa ?

 

[LeeH]

Why add plastic to metal ? Just continue in metal or vice versa ?

It's like white mans magic to some sparks.

 

[teufelhounden91]

I've seen people run 3" underground PVC with rigid 90s so the muletape doesn't cut into the 90 and ruin the whole pull.

 

[nickthespark]

Yes you are right, male adaptor will do it or even a small adapt box with the conduit fixed each side. If the metal conduit was used as an earth / secondary earth then put a earth clamp on it and run a single earth cable through a gland on the side of the box to the end destination and terminate appropriatly.

 

[7029 dave]

Why add plastic to metal ? Just continue in metal or vice versa ?

Well you would think so, he must have his reasons.?