Flex Conduit for electrical wiring.
Flex Conduit for electrical wiring.
(OP)
I am looking for a type of electrical flex conduit for wiring a sauna heater. I had galvanized flex conduit originally in place but it deteriorated due to users pouring water containing clorine over the lava rocks.
I am told that there is another type of conduit that would be both impervious to heat as well as chemical corrosion but I don't knww the name of it..
I appreciate any assistance in finding something to solve this problem.
Thanks,
Tom..
I am told that there is another type of conduit that would be both impervious to heat as well as chemical corrosion but I don't knww the name of it..
I appreciate any assistance in finding something to solve this problem.
Thanks,
Tom..





RE: Flex Conduit for electrical wiring.
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If it is not too hot (less than 60°C) you could use liquidtight flexible nonmetallic conduit.
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RE: Flex Conduit for electrical wiring.
Bill
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"Why not the best?"
Jimmy Carter
RE: Flex Conduit for electrical wiring.
That's just asking for trouble.. Move that wire (and use stainless steel flex or maybe a properly placed stainless sheet as a splash shield).. You KNOW that users will continue to pour water over the rocks...
RE: Flex Conduit for electrical wiring.
They have short premade cables for wiring gasoline pumps. One of those may suffice.
To paraphrase Hallmark;-
"When you care enough to bend the very best!
Bill
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"Why not the best?"
Jimmy Carter
RE: Flex Conduit for electrical wiring.
I agree with "waross" that the installation of the power supply wiring under the unit was poor judgement. They should have came into the unit from the side. And yes, people WILL continue to pour water over the unit in spite of large signs posted telling them "do not". I guess you can't fix "stupid".. I will go with Stainless Steel to replace the galvanzed..
Thanks again.....
RE: Flex Conduit for electrical wiring.
I'm just not sure which would be better in the clorine. I do know alumuminum is good in salt.
RE: Flex Conduit for electrical wiring.
RE: Flex Conduit for electrical wiring.
David Castor
www.cvoes.com
RE: Flex Conduit for electrical wiring.
http://www.mtgmoltec.com/
This stuff is used in all kinds of outdoor applications. It is flexible, waterproof, impact/crush resistant and corrosion/sunlight resistant. UL, CSA and IEC approvals.
Good Stuff!!
David Baird
Sr Controls Designer
EET degree.
Journeyman Electrician.
RE: Flex Conduit for electrical wiring.
It appears that the products in your link are UL "Recognized" and not UL "Listed" products. If this is a project covered by the NEC, the NEC requires the use of Listed raceways.
RE: Flex Conduit for electrical wiring.
Dan - Owner

http://www.Hi-TecDesigns.com
RE: Flex Conduit for electrical wiring.
David Castor
www.cvoes.com
RE: Flex Conduit for electrical wiring.
Not everything is required to be a listed product by the rules in the NEC, but all raceways are. The link you posted is to raceways, and the products in the link are not listed. That would prohibit their use in any installation covered by the NEC. MI and some other cable wiring methods are not required to be a listed product by the NEC.
Dan,
Yes any NRTL is acceptable...I tend to use "UL" as a generic term, much like "crescent" wrench.
RE: Flex Conduit for electrical wiring.
Here is another company that IS UL listed:
http://www.murrplastik.com/pages/conduit.tpl?c=suv
David Baird
Sr Controls Designer
EET degree.
Journeyman Electrician.
RE: Flex Conduit for electrical wiring.
I only see UL Recognized products on that site. Those products are not the UL listed products that are required by the raceway rules in the NEC. That company does not have a listing for "Flexible Nonmetallic Conduit, Liquid-tight" that could be used per the rules in Article 356. Here is a link to all of the companies that have a UL listing for products that can be used per Article 356.
RE: Flex Conduit for electrical wiring.
Looks like 60C wet and 105C dry are as high as they go. How hot does it get under there?
RE: Flex Conduit for electrical wiring.
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Note: UL File E148958
David Baird
Sr Controls Designer
EET degree.
Journeyman Electrician.
RE: Flex Conduit for electrical wiring.
From the UL Guide information for YDRQ2, which is the guide that that UL file number is listed under.
That is not a product that can be field installed under the rules of the NEC. It is a product that can only be used as part of a complete manufacturered assembly.
RE: Flex Conduit for electrical wiring.
Please refer to NEC Article 352 regarding MI cable.
MI Cable is a Wiring Method and does not even require a Raceway. It can be run exposed, embedded or concealed.
This stuff has been in use for a very long time.
The Pyrotenax installation manual states the bulk cable is UL LISTED.
David Castor
www.cvoes.com
RE: Flex Conduit for electrical wiring.
I did not say MI cable needs to be a listed product or installed in a raceway. All I have been saying is the products you have linked to are not permitted to be used as raceways for an NEC installation.
RE: Flex Conduit for electrical wiring.
Too many Davids, you have them confused. I see no links in dpc's posts.
dpc,
Is MI really appropriate here? Looks like the heater is wired before it is placed, and the flexible conduit allows the extra length to lie coiled beneath the heater. In my experience with MI, while it can be bent and formed, it will not fall into a coil. And even if a proper radius coil could be formed as the heater descended into place, the MI is liable to be kinked and damaged when the heater is again slid out.
RE: Flex Conduit for electrical wiring.
I need to read the poster's name closer.
RE: Flex Conduit for electrical wiring.
Bear in mind that this is outside of my discipline so a "lay" opinion.