We've done 1-1/4" and 2" Sch40 PVC up water towers and grain legs. Clamp every 3-4 feet or it will get all slinky.

On 2/2/2017 1:21 PM, Adam Moffett wrote:
Straight PVC conduit is cheaper than flex.
If you used IMC, like Ken is saying, then it's rugged as hell and you'd never get a better RF shielding than that.
------ Original Message ------
From: "Josh Luthman" <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
To: "[email protected]" <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
Sent: 2/2/2017 1:35:22 PM
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Flexible conduit up silo
Is the advantage of straight runs just a smoother line run inside? We're only looking at a 76 foot silo.


Josh Luthman
Office: 937-552-2340
Direct: 937-552-2343
1100 Wayne St
Suite 1337
Troy, OH 45373

On Thu, Feb 2, 2017 at 1:33 PM, Ken Hohhof <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:

Home Depot has too much made-in-China-HomeDepot-brand stuff now. I like that Menards carries a lot of made-in-USA stuff. But for
    manly stuff, maybe Farm&Fleet?  We have Rural King but that might
    be an Illinois thing.  Serious electrical parts I head to
    Graybar.  The flexible conduit at big box stores tends to be
    crap.  Also, I prefer to do the straight runs with rigid or IMC
and just use flexible for the part that has to be … flexible. Like getting up onto the platform at some grain legs.

    *From:*Af [mailto:[email protected]
    <mailto:[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of *Josh Luthman
    *Sent:* Thursday, February 2, 2017 12:25 PM
    *To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
    *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Flexible conduit up silo

    There isn't enough beer in the county.


    Josh Luthman
    Office: 937-552-2340 <tel:%28937%29%20552-2340>
    Direct: 937-552-2343 <tel:%28937%29%20552-2343>
    1100 Wayne St
    Suite 1337
    Troy, OH 45373

    On Thu, Feb 2, 2017 at 1:23 PM, Chuck McCown <[email protected]
    <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:

        Beer Goggles

        *From:*Josh Luthman

        *Sent:*Thursday, February 02, 2017 11:18 AM

        *To:*[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>

        *Subject:*Re: [AFMUG] Flexible conduit up silo

        Home Depot is in Piqua.  There are no cute ones in Piqua.

        Josh Luthman
        Office: 937-552-2340 <tel:%28937%29%20552-2340>
        Direct: 937-552-2343 <tel:%28937%29%20552-2343>
        1100 Wayne St
        Suite 1337
        Troy, OH 45373

        On Thu, Feb 2, 2017 at 1:15 PM, Jaime Solorza
        <[email protected]
        <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:

            Lowe's is for chicks and girly men....Home Depot is a
            man's store............Lots of cute ones too...zaz

            On Feb 2, 2017 8:03 AM, "Josh Luthman"
            <[email protected]
            <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:

                Awesome, thank you sir.

                Couldn't find anything at Lowe's that would match up
                or anything so I have to assume this isn't the
                liquidtite brand.

                Josh Luthman
                Office: 937-552-2340 <tel:%28937%29%20552-2340>
                Direct: 937-552-2343 <tel:%28937%29%20552-2343>
                1100 Wayne St
                Suite 1337
                Troy, OH 45373

                On Thu, Feb 2, 2017 at 9:58 AM, Chuck McCown
                <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:

                    If you use liquidtite and use the proper
                    connectors, you don’t need to put in a drip loop
                    or 180 to keep the water out.  Any bend you make
                    in that stuff makes it harder to pull the wires
                    through.  But if you can pull the wires and you
                    don’t have connectors then what you are
                    describing is just fine.

                    *From:*Josh Luthman

                    *Sent:*Thursday, February 02, 2017 7:56 AM

                    *To:*[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>

                    *Subject:*[AFMUG] Flexible conduit up silo

                    This is our first time ever using conduit. Lowe's
                    didn't have any goose necks or anything so I'm
                    thinking I'll run the conduit up (so the opening
                    is facing earth) and then do a 180* down the silo
                    and into the shack/our NEMA box.  Is this what
                    everyone else does or is there an alternative?

                    Josh Luthman
                    Office: 937-552-2340 <tel:%28937%29%20552-2340>
                    Direct: 937-552-2343 <tel:%28937%29%20552-2343>
                    1100 Wayne St
                    Suite 1337
                    Troy, OH 45373



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