Wiring Trough

Wire troughs, also known as wireways or raceways, are special enclosures that keep wires and electrical cables safe and secure. These wireways provide protective shielding against outside hazards. Wiring trough keep electrical wires and cables safe from degradation that is caused by dangerous elements, such as rain, wind, dust, and debris.

The size of the wire trough depends on a few factors. Some of these factors include methods of installation of the cables, type of cables, size of cables, and location. In creating dimensions of the wire troughs you’ll need; it is crucial that you:

1. List cable's size and types
2. List cross sectional areas of cables
3. Multiply cable cross sectional areas by the number of each cable
4. Find the sum of the cross sectional areas of each type to find the total cross sectional areas for the conductors

It is important to remember that metal wireways must also meet the dimensional requirements for the biggest conductor. These wiring troughs should then also meet the 20% fill requirements to uphold additional dimensions guidelines, all of which will help your wiring troughs to fit the size troughs that you’ll need.

Steel troughs, also known as cable trays, hold and route electrical cables and wires. As a material, steel adds durability, resistance to heat, and strength to the trough that it may otherwise not have. These environmental elements such as corrosion, water damage, debris, heavy winds and rain.

Yes, electrical troughs or wire troughs, are considered raceways. Much like troughs, raceways are enclosed channels for electrical wiring that protect them from humidity, corrosive, water, heat, and physical damage.

There is no difference between wireways and wire troughs. Wire troughs are a type of wireway system. However, many electricians and instructions guides use the terms interchangeably.

Our current selection of screw cover wire troughs are protective boxes for electrical wires that have a lid that can be opened using screws for easy access to the wires inside. Screw cover wireways are a type of wiring trough that comes with removable covers. One of the biggest features includes shields against electromagnetic interferences (EMIs).

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