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PVC Electrical Box Questions

jalbers
12 years ago

I want to use 3/4" PVC conduit horizontally in my pole barn. I plan to run individual #12 THHN wires inside of the conduit for a run of 20 amp receptacles. The reason for the PVC conduit or conduit in general is that I want to protect the wiring from rodents chewing it up. I would prefer to work with plastic conduit and not metal. When I go to Lowes and other similar places, all I can find in the way of PVC electrical boxes are the ones that have holes in the top and bottom for the PVC conduit. I want my duplex receptacles to run up and down, not sideways. All I am finding are boxes that are designed for the conduit to be running vertical and not horizontal. I need PVC conduit compatible boxes that have holes on the sides and not on the top and bottom so that I can run the PVC conduit horizontally. Do boxes like this exist? If they do, where can I find them?

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank You

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