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<div>Colleagues,</div>
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<div>What are folks thoughts on how IMC conduit weathers near the
coast? Is this an upgrade that might be a better alternative
than plastic?</div>
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<div>Jeff C.</div>
<div>Village Power Design</div>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>EMT needs to be "pickled"
with vinegar or acid, to get the paint to hold. I love it for
inland work, but near the ocean, it'll rust through in 5 years. I'm
not sure how much more time paint would buy you.</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Anybody use other plastic materials HDPE?
Supposed to not have the expansion problems of PVC.</blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>R. Walters</blockquote>
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</font>If you have to run around the roof with EMT, you can protect it
from rust<br>
with a coat of paint.<br>
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Regards,<br>
-Hans<br>
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