Bringing conduit into 2x4 garage wall?

[megalo]

I have 2" conduit buried coming from my house that is going to carry 2 gauge aluminum conductors. The plan was to enter the garage wall just above the top of the foundation wall, but I realized that I would somehow have to make the turn up to the box. With a 2x4 wall, a 90 degree sweep is probably too deep, as is a 2" LB.

Is the only/best way to come into the garage with 2" conduit (and still be able to drywall) to bring the conduit further up the wall and go straight into the subpanel?

 

[Aceman]

Is the building up or are you at the design stage?

 

[megalo]

Unfortunately, the foundation was poured this winter and the building is essentially done at this point (minus electrical).

 

[Aceman]

Google "PVC LB".

 

[megalo]

Google "PVC LB".

Yeah, the 2" LB is deeper than the 2x4 wall.

 

[Aceman]

Where is the conduit coming up? Outside against the wall, inside the stud cavity or inside the building against the drywall?

Post a pic.

 

[megalo]

Outside, along the wall.

 

[Aceman]

Pic?

 

[dipper]

i brought mine into the block wall with a 90 degree elbow under ground.
i would excavate around where you want the pipe to come in and
see if you can punch a hole into the block and get it to come up thru.

 

[megalo]

It's 8" thick concrete, not block - and there's a ring of rebar somewhere between the bottom of the trench and the top of the wall, so I don't think I'll be able to get 2.5" outer diameter conduit through it, unfortunately.

Sounds like I just need to run it straight into the box from the outside LB.

 

[hh76]

It's 8" thick concrete, not block - and there's a ring of rebar somewhere between the bottom of the trench and the top of the wall, so I don't think I'll be able to get 2.5" outer diameter conduit through it, unfortunately.

Sounds like I just need to run it straight into the box from the outside LB.

Probably the easiest, and the most common method.

You could also use an LB on the inside, and just make that section of the wall a little deeper to accomodate. The LB needs to be accesible, so make the section of the wall below the panel removable. That would also make things easier if you need access for future circuits.