Forum Title: The Weight
A concern i haven't had to really consider down to specifics before is the weight of a conduit run with wire installedBest i can do is ring up what i'd call hang weight>http://www.interfacebus.com/Aluminum_Wire_AWG_Size.htmlfor example, via this chart, 4/0AL X 4 = 780lb's per 1000 feet All fine and well, but what about the pull weight during the install? i'm not sure how to calculate that, if there's any calc at all?I would think any conduit install, be it individual clips, beeline, kindorf , or whatever , would need to be sized and installed toward a pull weight vs. the XXX required NEC attachments per ft. Further, the roofing system it's all hung to has to be able to handle it too. Most industrial roofing here is required to have an XXX per foot snow load capacityam i off in the worry wart stratosphere here?~S~
Category: General Electrical Discussion Post By: Kaushik (Stevensville, MD), 03/23/2017
Sparky, just the way I see it, but if you pull the wire in with a tugger, it is usualy attached to and pulling on the conduit in a straight line, so no down pull except the weight of the tugger. On pulls where the wire is too small to need a tugger, I do not think weight is an issue. Here is a link to a site I use with some good info on wire and conduit weight. www.mc2-ice.com, when the page loads go to the support pulldown and select estimators reference.

- Pamela A (Logan, MN), 03/25/2017

Generally I see wire pulls that are in line with the conduit run, even if it means rigging a snatch block for the rope.

- Pack Hvac Services,llc (Ipswich (cdp), MA), 03/25/2017

~s~:Where you are heading is into the realm of PEs.I agree on the pull utilizing the pipe theory for straight pulls, but I hear where you are going on the 'down' type pulls.Honestly, over many years...I never thought about it, and can say it never was an issue.As to the structure being capable of handling the added weight...leave that to the Architect, or structural engineer types. And...good old common sense!

- Jessica Lewis (Stone Mountain, GA), 03/25/2017

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