Strostkovy
Titanium
- Joined
- Oct 29, 2017
Electrical equipment is expensive, and sometimes hard to get. Or we just needed something we couldn't get quickly. As a result we have made a variety of custom electrical boxes ranging from slim oversized boxes to big bulbous LBs that let the 400mcm wire loop around nicely.
My question is if we were to make more such equipment (and it was otherwise to code regarding dimensions and volume and protection) would we be able to have out shop made parts installed by a licensed electrician in a permitted project without issue? It's typically brake formed bolt together 1/8" aluminum with all press in threaded inserts, and does look professional.
I mostly started thinking about this when pricing out wire gutter. I can make longer sections, with IMO better couplers. I far prefer drilling holes in aluminum to using steel knockouts, so that's not an issue. I'm seeing $15 per foot at the low end for 6x6 wire gutter, where it would cost $5-$12 to build depending on material thickness (1/8" aluminum is overkill). Large LBs and other boxes have far more cost savings.
My question is if we were to make more such equipment (and it was otherwise to code regarding dimensions and volume and protection) would we be able to have out shop made parts installed by a licensed electrician in a permitted project without issue? It's typically brake formed bolt together 1/8" aluminum with all press in threaded inserts, and does look professional.
I mostly started thinking about this when pricing out wire gutter. I can make longer sections, with IMO better couplers. I far prefer drilling holes in aluminum to using steel knockouts, so that's not an issue. I'm seeing $15 per foot at the low end for 6x6 wire gutter, where it would cost $5-$12 to build depending on material thickness (1/8" aluminum is overkill). Large LBs and other boxes have far more cost savings.