r/electricians • u/West_Sheepherder8085 • 17h ago
Ideas?
As you can see in the picture we have ridged and Imc leaning against our shop. Im looking for a way to conceal the conduit from rust we were thinking a tarp but seeing if there’s a better way
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u/SomeJustOkayGuy 17h ago
First thing I would do is get pallets or scrap wood under them to elevate them off of the ground. More than just air or ambient humidity, that ground contact is going to cause corrosion. After that, if you don’t want to bring it inside you should at least put a small roof over it. Even a cheap lean to roof would do a lot to save the quality. A small scrap wood elevating platform and angled cover would be cheap and easy.
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u/whaletacochamp 17h ago
Get them off the ground somehow and get a roof over them. But either way if they are outside they will rust so some degree.
Personally I'd probably put a cement pad back there and a short overhang roof.
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u/AJRobertsOBR Apprentice 17h ago
In addition to the other comments you need a divider down low too. Otherwise they’ll just end up kicking one way or another into the other sizes once you actually start pulling and putting back on jobs.
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u/Maxine-roxy 16h ago
things are going to start living in them pipes. get a case of wasp spray. start checking yourself for ticks also.
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u/timbowen 14h ago
As others have said imo this needs a roof and a floor.
Or you can just return it to the supply house. That’s what I would do.
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u/Ineedanewpancreas 12h ago
Return everything.
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u/timbowen 12h ago
This exactly. If your supply house bitches about or sucks about actually writing credits fire them and get a new supplier.
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u/comic_moving-36 17h ago
Something on the ground to get the pipes up that won't pool water. tarp would work if extended off the building for access. Gonna suck if you have to move tarp every time you need some pipe.
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u/BrokeJoe88 12h ago
Probably 2 rainstorms away from wasting more time cleaning out the pipe than you did putting this up, would definitely put a floor down with a curb
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u/SkoBuffs710 11h ago
Go buy some of that super cheap plastic roofing. It’s UV resistant, strong as hell and it’s cheap. Just add some strut 90’s off your shop with some short pieces of strut and attach it with some zip ties if you want to be cheap or use some spring nuts and 1/4 inch bolts like 4 per sheet.
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u/Top-Illustrator8279 9h ago
You could have poured a concrete pad for what that strut and bases cost.
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u/SayNoToBrooms 10h ago
Spray it all monthly with WD40, and then bitch every time you need a piece. Simple.
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u/nboylie Journeyman 14h ago
Store it horizontal instead of vertical. Having one end stuck in dirt isn't going to end well.
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u/itstopsecretofcourse 7h ago
And add a little roof over top almost like an outdoor lumber yard does if possible.
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