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T-body fill factor

BcatV

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Need to know how to calculate T-body fill factor for the situation in the image. All attached conduits are within fill factor, and any cross-sectional slice through the T is within fill factor, but summing all entering/exiting conductor cross-sections and dividing by 2 is over. What does the code require? (Easy to define what "conductor passing through the body" means for an LB, not so clear for a T.
 

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Individual manufacturers websites often have conduit fill charts, even for LBs and T sections. You could start there. From what I have seen on those charts, it is often the same or less than the conduit it attaches to. There are options though. A T fitting in conduit can suck for a variety of reasons, but you could consider substituting a junction box, or something with more room to work in. That way you can pull wires to that point, then do a separate pull to get them the rest of the way to your destination.

If dealing with a solar install, a good method is to have a larger wiring raceway below inverters, or between batteries and inverters. The solar can also pass through such a box. As long as all your wiring is rated to the highest voltage in the box or higher.

Sometimes when it gets complicated, it's a good time to step back and think "Is there another way entirely?". I had a similar situation when re-routing 4/0 to a panel, then to an inverter, which went to another panel. The larger wiring boxes helped a lot.
 
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Thanks Dave, the body itself is marked with the allowable capacity of 3 2/0, and some articles I have seen suggest that one can use that wire cross sectional area to calculate whether a different set of conductors add up to less than that total, but I don't see anything in the NEC that aligns with that approach. May have to just put a largish junction box in that spot, too bad, as the T is otherwise the perfect solution.
 

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