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What are these (utility?) boxes at the side of the house?
How do I hook up a new “pull-type” light switch in my basement utility room?Did I use the ground wire right? (Light Fixture)Replacing outdoor outletWhat is this switch plate cover with a pyramidal bulge across the top of the plate?What is the correct way to tile a wall when there are existing electrical socketsRun new electrical wiring in backyard from existing wall outletElectrical wiring/grounding - continuity via metal junction box?Junction box in closet partially covered by wallIs using the second terminal hole on the back of a switch electrically the same as bundling it with other neutral wires?How to remove junction box?
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What are the four boxes in the picture below for? The fat pipe to the left goes up to the electricity meter. I've also included pictures of the two labels I could find.
Also, why is there a green plastic rope coming out of the first box? I found the box slightly gaping with the bottom screw missing1, and the rubber water seal around the cover a bit ripped where the rope is coming from. When I pull on the rope, there seems to be no resistance as if I could completely pull it out of the box. The fact that the seal is cut up where the rope is makes me think it wasn't supposed to be there in the first place...Should I pull out the rope and fix the seal of the box's cover?
1 I placed a new screw as seen in the picture, so that the box isn't gaping wide open (to rain, insects, etc.)...
electrical utilities
asked 8 hours ago
Jet BlueJet Blue
1104
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What are the four boxes in the picture below for? The fat pipe to the left goes up to the electricity meter. I've also included pictures of the two labels I could find.
Also, why is there a green plastic rope coming out of the first box? I found the box slightly gaping with the bottom screw missing1, and the rubber water seal around the cover a bit ripped where the rope is coming from. When I pull on the rope, there seems to be no resistance as if I could completely pull it out of the box. The fact that the seal is cut up where the rope is makes me think it wasn't supposed to be there in the first place...Should I pull out the rope and fix the seal of the box's cover?
1 I placed a new screw as seen in the picture, so that the box isn't gaping wide open (to rain, insects, etc.)...
electrical utilities
asked 8 hours ago
Jet BlueJet Blue
1104
take off the covers and look inside
– jsotola
6 hours ago
add a comment |
What are the four boxes in the picture below for? The fat pipe to the left goes up to the electricity meter. I've also included pictures of the two labels I could find.
Also, why is there a green plastic rope coming out of the first box? I found the box slightly gaping with the bottom screw missing1, and the rubber water seal around the cover a bit ripped where the rope is coming from. When I pull on the rope, there seems to be no resistance as if I could completely pull it out of the box. The fact that the seal is cut up where the rope is makes me think it wasn't supposed to be there in the first place...Should I pull out the rope and fix the seal of the box's cover?
1 I placed a new screw as seen in the picture, so that the box isn't gaping wide open (to rain, insects, etc.)...
electrical utilities
asked 8 hours ago
Jet BlueJet Blue
1104
What are the four boxes in the picture below for? The fat pipe to the left goes up to the electricity meter. I've also included pictures of the two labels I could find.
Also, why is there a green plastic rope coming out of the first box? I found the box slightly gaping with the bottom screw missing1, and the rubber water seal around the cover a bit ripped where the rope is coming from. When I pull on the rope, there seems to be no resistance as if I could completely pull it out of the box. The fact that the seal is cut up where the rope is makes me think it wasn't supposed to be there in the first place...Should I pull out the rope and fix the seal of the box's cover?
1 I placed a new screw as seen in the picture, so that the box isn't gaping wide open (to rain, insects, etc.)...
electrical utilities
electrical utilities
asked 8 hours ago
Jet BlueJet Blue
1104
asked 8 hours ago
Jet BlueJet Blue
1104
asked 8 hours ago
Jet BlueJet Blue
1104
asked 8 hours ago
Jet BlueJet Blue
1104
asked 8 hours ago
Jet BlueJet Blue
1104
1104
take off the covers and look inside
– jsotola
6 hours ago
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take off the covers and look inside
– jsotola
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take off the covers and look inside
– jsotola
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take off the covers and look inside
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That is non metallic (PVC) electrical conduit.
There must be wires in them that come from or go to the inside of the house to an out building or ?? .
The green cord could be left there for fishing ( pulling ) new wire from one of the ends. Have you seen this green cord near any other electrical fixtures?
The covers come off to facilitate fishing the wires, It can be difficult to fish the wires thru many bends, so with this setup, you can pull a length of wire from one direction thru the open body and then pull the remainder as you help feed in to the body to complete the turn, then put the cover back on.
edited 4 hours ago
ThreePhaseEel
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answered 8 hours ago
Alaska ManAlaska Man
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The green line is for a pull rope that was put in for future work.Try to put something on it so it does not fall into pipe Do not pull the rope back just leave it.. If you pulled some back just push it back in. a shop vac may be able to recover line You can get a new gasket replace it and add a new screw.. It is fine and wont hurt nothing the were planing ahead to benefit you done all the time.
– Robert Moody
7 hours ago
1
Isn't the proper spelling "fishing" for the wire or cable pulling operation? I thought "phishing" was used in the IT context.
– Jim Stewart
7 hours ago
@JimStewart You are probably correct. I went to a Phish concert and partook of the mind expanding substances and perhaps my mind expanded to much. Up here in Alaska the Phish are huge ! Perhaps i was Phishing for votes.
– Alaska Man
7 hours ago
2
Actually, both spellings are in the "IT context". Fishing refers to the process of pulling cable through conduit/walls/ceilings/etc., whether network cable (== IT context) or phone or electricity. Phishing refers to targeted spam emails (which is also IT context).
– manassehkatz
7 hours ago
@AlaskaMan I think you are just trying to be very ephishent.
– manassehkatz
7 hours ago
|
show 2 more comments
These are conduit bodies
What you are looking at is a set of PVC electrical conduits that extend underground (maybe to outbuildings or such?) with wiring inside, as well as at least one pull rope (the green rope you see dangling outside one of them) that can be used to add more wire to that conduit.
Attached to these conduits coming out of the ground are LB conduit bodies that provide a means of making the tight bend into the wall that's still accessible, so the electrician can make the pull through the underground conduit up to the open body, as the covers come off, then finish the pull from the body to the panel or box the conduit terminates at. This is done as the pulling forces become excessive if a wire pull becomes too long or bendy; the NEC sets a limit of 360° of cumulative bend between pull points for this reason, for that matter.
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That is non metallic (PVC) electrical conduit.
There must be wires in them that come from or go to the inside of the house to an out building or ?? .
The green cord could be left there for fishing ( pulling ) new wire from one of the ends. Have you seen this green cord near any other electrical fixtures?
The covers come off to facilitate fishing the wires, It can be difficult to fish the wires thru many bends, so with this setup, you can pull a length of wire from one direction thru the open body and then pull the remainder as you help feed in to the body to complete the turn, then put the cover back on.
edited 4 hours ago
ThreePhaseEel
33.6k115199
answered 8 hours ago
Alaska ManAlaska Man
4,041311
The green line is for a pull rope that was put in for future work.Try to put something on it so it does not fall into pipe Do not pull the rope back just leave it.. If you pulled some back just push it back in. a shop vac may be able to recover line You can get a new gasket replace it and add a new screw.. It is fine and wont hurt nothing the were planing ahead to benefit you done all the time.
– Robert Moody
7 hours ago
1
Isn't the proper spelling "fishing" for the wire or cable pulling operation? I thought "phishing" was used in the IT context.
– Jim Stewart
7 hours ago
@JimStewart You are probably correct. I went to a Phish concert and partook of the mind expanding substances and perhaps my mind expanded to much. Up here in Alaska the Phish are huge ! Perhaps i was Phishing for votes.
– Alaska Man
7 hours ago
2
Actually, both spellings are in the "IT context". Fishing refers to the process of pulling cable through conduit/walls/ceilings/etc., whether network cable (== IT context) or phone or electricity. Phishing refers to targeted spam emails (which is also IT context).
– manassehkatz
7 hours ago
@AlaskaMan I think you are just trying to be very ephishent.
– manassehkatz
7 hours ago
|
show 2 more comments
That is non metallic (PVC) electrical conduit.
There must be wires in them that come from or go to the inside of the house to an out building or ?? .
The green cord could be left there for fishing ( pulling ) new wire from one of the ends. Have you seen this green cord near any other electrical fixtures?
The covers come off to facilitate fishing the wires, It can be difficult to fish the wires thru many bends, so with this setup, you can pull a length of wire from one direction thru the open body and then pull the remainder as you help feed in to the body to complete the turn, then put the cover back on.
edited 4 hours ago
ThreePhaseEel
33.6k115199
answered 8 hours ago
Alaska ManAlaska Man
4,041311
The green line is for a pull rope that was put in for future work.Try to put something on it so it does not fall into pipe Do not pull the rope back just leave it.. If you pulled some back just push it back in. a shop vac may be able to recover line You can get a new gasket replace it and add a new screw.. It is fine and wont hurt nothing the were planing ahead to benefit you done all the time.
– Robert Moody
7 hours ago
1
Isn't the proper spelling "fishing" for the wire or cable pulling operation? I thought "phishing" was used in the IT context.
– Jim Stewart
7 hours ago
@JimStewart You are probably correct. I went to a Phish concert and partook of the mind expanding substances and perhaps my mind expanded to much. Up here in Alaska the Phish are huge ! Perhaps i was Phishing for votes.
– Alaska Man
7 hours ago
2
Actually, both spellings are in the "IT context". Fishing refers to the process of pulling cable through conduit/walls/ceilings/etc., whether network cable (== IT context) or phone or electricity. Phishing refers to targeted spam emails (which is also IT context).
– manassehkatz
7 hours ago
@AlaskaMan I think you are just trying to be very ephishent.
– manassehkatz
7 hours ago
|
show 2 more comments
That is non metallic (PVC) electrical conduit.
There must be wires in them that come from or go to the inside of the house to an out building or ?? .
The green cord could be left there for fishing ( pulling ) new wire from one of the ends. Have you seen this green cord near any other electrical fixtures?
The covers come off to facilitate fishing the wires, It can be difficult to fish the wires thru many bends, so with this setup, you can pull a length of wire from one direction thru the open body and then pull the remainder as you help feed in to the body to complete the turn, then put the cover back on.
edited 4 hours ago
ThreePhaseEel
33.6k115199
answered 8 hours ago
Alaska ManAlaska Man
4,041311
That is non metallic (PVC) electrical conduit.
There must be wires in them that come from or go to the inside of the house to an out building or ?? .
The green cord could be left there for fishing ( pulling ) new wire from one of the ends. Have you seen this green cord near any other electrical fixtures?
The covers come off to facilitate fishing the wires, It can be difficult to fish the wires thru many bends, so with this setup, you can pull a length of wire from one direction thru the open body and then pull the remainder as you help feed in to the body to complete the turn, then put the cover back on.
edited 4 hours ago
ThreePhaseEel
33.6k115199
answered 8 hours ago
Alaska ManAlaska Man
4,041311
edited 4 hours ago
ThreePhaseEel
33.6k115199
edited 4 hours ago
ThreePhaseEel
33.6k115199
edited 4 hours ago
ThreePhaseEel
33.6k115199
33.6k115199
answered 8 hours ago
Alaska ManAlaska Man
4,041311
answered 8 hours ago
Alaska ManAlaska Man
4,041311
answered 8 hours ago
Alaska ManAlaska Man
4,041311
4,041311
The green line is for a pull rope that was put in for future work.Try to put something on it so it does not fall into pipe Do not pull the rope back just leave it.. If you pulled some back just push it back in. a shop vac may be able to recover line You can get a new gasket replace it and add a new screw.. It is fine and wont hurt nothing the were planing ahead to benefit you done all the time.
– Robert Moody
7 hours ago
1
Isn't the proper spelling "fishing" for the wire or cable pulling operation? I thought "phishing" was used in the IT context.
– Jim Stewart
7 hours ago
@JimStewart You are probably correct. I went to a Phish concert and partook of the mind expanding substances and perhaps my mind expanded to much. Up here in Alaska the Phish are huge ! Perhaps i was Phishing for votes.
– Alaska Man
7 hours ago
2
Actually, both spellings are in the "IT context". Fishing refers to the process of pulling cable through conduit/walls/ceilings/etc., whether network cable (== IT context) or phone or electricity. Phishing refers to targeted spam emails (which is also IT context).
– manassehkatz
7 hours ago
@AlaskaMan I think you are just trying to be very ephishent.
– manassehkatz
7 hours ago
|
show 2 more comments
The green line is for a pull rope that was put in for future work.Try to put something on it so it does not fall into pipe Do not pull the rope back just leave it.. If you pulled some back just push it back in. a shop vac may be able to recover line You can get a new gasket replace it and add a new screw.. It is fine and wont hurt nothing the were planing ahead to benefit you done all the time.
– Robert Moody
7 hours ago
1
Isn't the proper spelling "fishing" for the wire or cable pulling operation? I thought "phishing" was used in the IT context.
– Jim Stewart
7 hours ago
@JimStewart You are probably correct. I went to a Phish concert and partook of the mind expanding substances and perhaps my mind expanded to much. Up here in Alaska the Phish are huge ! Perhaps i was Phishing for votes.
– Alaska Man
7 hours ago
2
Actually, both spellings are in the "IT context". Fishing refers to the process of pulling cable through conduit/walls/ceilings/etc., whether network cable (== IT context) or phone or electricity. Phishing refers to targeted spam emails (which is also IT context).
– manassehkatz
7 hours ago
@AlaskaMan I think you are just trying to be very ephishent.
– manassehkatz
7 hours ago
The green line is for a pull rope that was put in for future work.Try to put something on it so it does not fall into pipe Do not pull the rope back just leave it.. If you pulled some back just push it back in. a shop vac may be able to recover line You can get a new gasket replace it and add a new screw.. It is fine and wont hurt nothing the were planing ahead to benefit you done all the time.
– Robert Moody
7 hours ago
The green line is for a pull rope that was put in for future work.Try to put something on it so it does not fall into pipe Do not pull the rope back just leave it.. If you pulled some back just push it back in. a shop vac may be able to recover line You can get a new gasket replace it and add a new screw.. It is fine and wont hurt nothing the were planing ahead to benefit you done all the time.
– Robert Moody
7 hours ago
1
1
Isn't the proper spelling "fishing" for the wire or cable pulling operation? I thought "phishing" was used in the IT context.
– Jim Stewart
7 hours ago
Isn't the proper spelling "fishing" for the wire or cable pulling operation? I thought "phishing" was used in the IT context.
– Jim Stewart
7 hours ago
@JimStewart You are probably correct. I went to a Phish concert and partook of the mind expanding substances and perhaps my mind expanded to much. Up here in Alaska the Phish are huge ! Perhaps i was Phishing for votes.
– Alaska Man
7 hours ago
@JimStewart You are probably correct. I went to a Phish concert and partook of the mind expanding substances and perhaps my mind expanded to much. Up here in Alaska the Phish are huge ! Perhaps i was Phishing for votes.
– Alaska Man
7 hours ago
2
2
Actually, both spellings are in the "IT context". Fishing refers to the process of pulling cable through conduit/walls/ceilings/etc., whether network cable (== IT context) or phone or electricity. Phishing refers to targeted spam emails (which is also IT context).
– manassehkatz
7 hours ago
Actually, both spellings are in the "IT context". Fishing refers to the process of pulling cable through conduit/walls/ceilings/etc., whether network cable (== IT context) or phone or electricity. Phishing refers to targeted spam emails (which is also IT context).
– manassehkatz
7 hours ago
@AlaskaMan I think you are just trying to be very ephishent.
– manassehkatz
7 hours ago
@AlaskaMan I think you are just trying to be very ephishent.
– manassehkatz
7 hours ago
|
show 2 more comments
These are conduit bodies
What you are looking at is a set of PVC electrical conduits that extend underground (maybe to outbuildings or such?) with wiring inside, as well as at least one pull rope (the green rope you see dangling outside one of them) that can be used to add more wire to that conduit.
Attached to these conduits coming out of the ground are LB conduit bodies that provide a means of making the tight bend into the wall that's still accessible, so the electrician can make the pull through the underground conduit up to the open body, as the covers come off, then finish the pull from the body to the panel or box the conduit terminates at. This is done as the pulling forces become excessive if a wire pull becomes too long or bendy; the NEC sets a limit of 360° of cumulative bend between pull points for this reason, for that matter.
answered 4 hours ago
ThreePhaseEelThreePhaseEel
33.6k115199
add a comment |
These are conduit bodies
What you are looking at is a set of PVC electrical conduits that extend underground (maybe to outbuildings or such?) with wiring inside, as well as at least one pull rope (the green rope you see dangling outside one of them) that can be used to add more wire to that conduit.
Attached to these conduits coming out of the ground are LB conduit bodies that provide a means of making the tight bend into the wall that's still accessible, so the electrician can make the pull through the underground conduit up to the open body, as the covers come off, then finish the pull from the body to the panel or box the conduit terminates at. This is done as the pulling forces become excessive if a wire pull becomes too long or bendy; the NEC sets a limit of 360° of cumulative bend between pull points for this reason, for that matter.
answered 4 hours ago
ThreePhaseEelThreePhaseEel
33.6k115199
add a comment |
These are conduit bodies
What you are looking at is a set of PVC electrical conduits that extend underground (maybe to outbuildings or such?) with wiring inside, as well as at least one pull rope (the green rope you see dangling outside one of them) that can be used to add more wire to that conduit.
Attached to these conduits coming out of the ground are LB conduit bodies that provide a means of making the tight bend into the wall that's still accessible, so the electrician can make the pull through the underground conduit up to the open body, as the covers come off, then finish the pull from the body to the panel or box the conduit terminates at. This is done as the pulling forces become excessive if a wire pull becomes too long or bendy; the NEC sets a limit of 360° of cumulative bend between pull points for this reason, for that matter.
answered 4 hours ago
ThreePhaseEelThreePhaseEel
33.6k115199
These are conduit bodies
What you are looking at is a set of PVC electrical conduits that extend underground (maybe to outbuildings or such?) with wiring inside, as well as at least one pull rope (the green rope you see dangling outside one of them) that can be used to add more wire to that conduit.
Attached to these conduits coming out of the ground are LB conduit bodies that provide a means of making the tight bend into the wall that's still accessible, so the electrician can make the pull through the underground conduit up to the open body, as the covers come off, then finish the pull from the body to the panel or box the conduit terminates at. This is done as the pulling forces become excessive if a wire pull becomes too long or bendy; the NEC sets a limit of 360° of cumulative bend between pull points for this reason, for that matter.
answered 4 hours ago
ThreePhaseEelThreePhaseEel
33.6k115199
answered 4 hours ago
ThreePhaseEelThreePhaseEel
33.6k115199
answered 4 hours ago
ThreePhaseEelThreePhaseEel
33.6k115199
answered 4 hours ago
ThreePhaseEelThreePhaseEel
33.6k115199
33.6k115199
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– jsotola
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