Home Improvement Asked by Dr.No on January 10, 2021
I need to figure out what size box to mount in the corner where the wall meets the ceiling (actually, a soffit) inside my garage.
I’m going to have one 2" conduit entering from the top, carrying 6 (5, if I share the neutral) 1/0 wires, separating them into two 2" conduits exiting from the bottom going to 2 separate subpanels.
+------|2"|------+
| ___/___ |
| / |
+-|2"|------|2"|-+
| | | |
+-| |-+ +-| |-+
|panel1| |panel2|
Looking at 314.28(A)(1) it seems that the only size that matters is the vertical that needs to be 8 times 2", which is 16". The ceiling height there is 80", and the panels are 39", so that should work. However, I’d prefer a slimmer box on the top and to spread the panels a bit, so I’m wondering if I can use a wire trough instead:
+------------------|2"|------------------+ +-|2"|-----------------------------------+
| /--------------/-------------- | or | ======----------------- |
+--|2"|----------------------------|2"|--+ +---------|2"|--------------|2"|---------+
+-| |-+ +-| |-+ +-| |-+ +-| |-+
|panel1| |panel2| |panel1| |panel2|
From 376.23(A), it looks like I can use Table 312.6(A) and get away with a 4"x4" trough for the 1/0 wire. If so, I still have a question about the length of the trough. Should I be sizing it as for an angle pull box and have the minimum of 6 times 2" between the top and the bottom holes? Or that doesn’t matter as long as I deflect the wires at least 30 degrees?
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