|
|
Tables > Conduit and Tubing > Conductors > Max conductors in liquid-tight flexible metallic conduit
Maximum number of conductors in liquid-tight flexible metallic conduit
|
Type Letters |
Cond. Size AWG/kcmil |
| Trade Sizes In Inches |
| .50 |
.75 |
1 |
1.25 |
1.50 |
2 |
2.50 |
3 |
3.50 |
4 |
| RH | 14 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 29 | 38 | 62 | 93 | 143 | 186 | 243 | | | 12 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 30 | 50 | 75 | 115 | 149 | 195 | | RHH, RHW, RHW-2 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 27 | 44 | 66 | 102 | 133 | 173 | | | 12 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 22 | 36 | 55 | 84 | 110 | 144 | | RH, RHH, RHW, RHW-2 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 29 | 44 | 68 | 89 | 116 | | | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 36 | 46 | 61 | | | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 28 | 37 | 48 | | | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 29 | 38 | | | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 25 | 33 | | | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 29 | | | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 19 | | | 1/0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 16 | | | 2/0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 14 | | | 3/0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 12 | | | 4/0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | | | 250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | | | 300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | | | 350 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | | | 400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | | | 500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | | | 600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | | | 700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | | | 750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | TW | 14 | 9 | 15 | 25 | 44 | 57 | 93 | 140 | 215 | 280 | 365 | | | 12 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 33 | 43 | 71 | 108 | 165 | 215 | 280 | | | 10 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 25 | 32 | 53 | 80 | 123 | 160 | 209 | | | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 29 | 44 | 68 | 89 | 116 | | RHH*, RHW*, RHW-2*, THHW, THW, THW-2 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 29 | 38 | 62 | 93 | 143 | 186 | 243 | | RHH*, RHW*, RHW-2*, THHW, THW | 12 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 30 | 50 | 75 | 115 | 149 | 195 | | | 10 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 23 | 39 | 58 | 89 | 117 | 152 | | RHH*, RHW*, RHW-2*, THHW, THW, THW-2 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 23 | 35 | 53 | 70 | 91 | | RHH*, RHW*, RHW-2*, TW, THW, THHW, THW-2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 27 | 41 | 53 | 70 | | | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 52 | | | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 26 | 34 | 44 | | | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 29 | 38 | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 26 | | | 1/0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 23 | | | 2/0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 19 | | | 3/0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 16 | | | 4/0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 13 | | | 250 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | | | 300 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | | | 350 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | | | 400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | 500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | | | 600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | | | 700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | | | 750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | | THHN, THWN, THWN-2 | 14 | 13 | 22 | 36 | 63 | 81 | 133 | 201 | 308 | 401 | 523 | | | 12 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 46 | 59 | 97 | 146 | 225 | 292 | 381 | | | 10 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 29 | 37 | 61 | 92 | 141 | 184 | 240 | | | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 21 | 35 | 53 | 81 | 106 | 138 | | | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 25 | 38 | 59 | 76 | 100 | | | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 36 | 47 | 61 | | | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 52 | | | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 26 | 33 | 44 | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 25 | 32 | | | 1/0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 27 | | | 2/0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 23 | | | 3/0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 19 | | | 4/0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 15 | | | 250 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 | | | 300 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | | | 350 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | | | 400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | | | 500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | | | 600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | | | 700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | | | 750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | | FEP, FEPB, PFA, PFAH, TFE | 14 | 12 | 21 | 35 | 61 | 79 | 129 | 195 | 299 | 389 | 507 | | | 12 | 9 | 15 | 25 | 44 | 57 | 94 | 142 | 218 | 284 | 370 | | | 10 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 32 | 41 | 68 | 102 | 156 | 203 | 266 | | | 8 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 23 | 39 | 58 | 89 | 117 | 152 | | | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 27 | 41 | 64 | 83 | 108 | | | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 29 | 44 | 58 | 75 | | | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 24 | 37 | 48 | 63 | | | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 52 | | PFA, PFAH, TFE | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 28 | 36 | | PFA, PFAH, TFE, Z | 1/0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 23 | 30 | | | 2/0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 25 | | | 3/0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 20 | | | 4/0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 17 | | Z | 14 | 20 | 26 | 42 | 73 | 95 | 156 | 235 | 360 | 469 | 611 | | | 12 | 14 | 18 | 30 | 52 | 67 | 111 | 167 | 255 | 332 | 434 | | | 10 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 32 | 41 | 68 | 102 | 156 | 203 | 266 | | | 8 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 26 | 43 | 64 | 99 | 129 | 168 | | | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 30 | 45 | 69 | 90 | 118 | | | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 31 | 48 | 62 | 81 | | | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 35 | 45 | 59 | | | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 29 | 38 | 49 | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 23 | 30 | 40 | | XHH, XHHW, XHHW-2, ZW | 14 | 9 | 15 | 25 | 44 | 57 | 93 | 140 | 215 | 280 | 365 | | | 12 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 33 | 43 | 71 | 108 | 165 | 215 | 280 | | | 10 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 25 | 32 | 53 | 80 | 123 | 160 | 209 | | | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 29 | 44 | 68 | 89 | 116 | | | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 33 | 50 | 66 | 86 | | | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 24 | 36 | 48 | 62 | | | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 31 | 40 | 52 | | | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 26 | 34 | 44 | | XHH, XHHW, XHHW-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 25 | 33 | | | 1/0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 28 | | | 2/0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 23 | | | 3/0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 19 | | | 4/0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 16 | | | 250 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 13 | | | 300 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | | | 350 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | | | 400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | | | 500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | | | 600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | | | 700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | | | 750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Reprinted with permission from NFPA 70-1999, the National Electrical Code®, Copyright 1998, National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA 02269. This reprinted material is not the referenced subject which is represented only by the Standard in its entirety. | |
|