Emt In Attic

This is a unique type of metal tubing that is often found in hardware stores along with other types of conduits.

Emt in attic.

Emt is also called thin wall conduit because it is thin and lightweight especially compared to rmc. Emt is rigid but can be bent with a simple tool called a conduit bender. Emt would be fine too but dealing with 10 sticks of conduit in an attic may be a challenge. I did a lot of reading about it but am confused about the best way to do it.

As long as it isn t very accessible up there so physical damage isn t a concern cable or flex conduit seems easier. The tubing itself is not threaded like rmc and imc. Whether to use emt conduit over grc or other metallic tubing options is the question. This short guide can help you understand what it is and where you should be using it.

My attic is non accessible so i know for a fact that i must protect the romex with guard strips or bore holes 1 25 from the face of the joists when running perpendicular to the joists and when i run parallel i must staple the romex to the face of the joists. Homeowner in trade since. Electrical ac dc emt in attic hi making attic into a loft with just 2 ceiling fixtures and a few general use receptacles. The 6 solid in a raceway is a violation too.

Oct 2002 total posts. Emt is installed with couplings and fittings that are secured with setscrew or compression type fasteners. Hi all i have to run some romex in my attic.