In most applications, the LU can replace the LL, LR, LB and C conduit bodies. The patent-pending, unique and innovative design of the Universal Conduit Elbow provides an angled covered port, allowing it to be flipped over and used as an LL, LR or LB, while providing easy access against walls and ceilings. The LU was specifically designed to have more volume, allowing a 40 percent wire fill and preventing the conduit system from being de-rated, a problem common with other conduit bodies. The LU can be used to replace the C conduit body when code requires an inspection port after a 90-degree bend. Simply use the LU to replace the 90 and the C and it will provide the bend and inspection port all in one part.
Aside from its universality, the LU Elbow offers additional benefits. The LU enables electricians to run fiber optic cable in a 3⁄4-inch system—and maintain cable bend radius—instead of in a 2-inch system, and it is resistant to both internal and external corrosion with quality BlueKote® four-layer protection. Look for it soon in stainless steel and aluminum. Because the radius of the LU Elbow is the same as the bent conduit, it makes pulling wires hassle-free. www.tnb.com