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Steel Flexible Metal Conduit. High Strength Steel Strip. UL Recognized Component in 5/16". UL Listed in 3/8" through
3". CSA Certified for Trade Sizes 5/16" and 3/8" Available Upon Request.
Galflex
®
Type RWS (Reduced Wall Steel) Flexible Metal Conduit is suitable for the following
installations:
• Environmental air-handling spaces per NEC 300.22(C)
• Power and lighting branch circuit conductors and cables for connecting receptacles, luminaires,
equipment, office partitions, etc.
• Metal raceway for wires and cables per NEC 348
• Motor feeder, branch, and control circuit conductors and cables
• Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 Remote-control, signaling, and power-limited circuit conductors and cables
• Fire alarm system conductors and cables of power-limited or non-power-limited fire alarm circuits
• Voice, data, communications and video cables including CATV and optical fiber cables
• Concealed or exposed installations per NEC 348 and the applicable NEC provisions
• Elevators, hoistways, and escalators per NEC 620.21
• As a grounding conductor for lengths up to 6 feet (20A max) as per NEC 250.118(5)
• Electric signs and outline lighting per NEC 600.7, 600.31 (1000 volts or less), and 600.32 (>1000
volts)
• Listed wired fixtures per NEC 410.77(C)
• Raised floors for connection of information technology per NEC 645.5(D)(2) and 645.5(D)
• Places of assembly and theaters per NEC 518 and 520
• Cranes and hoists per NEC 610.11(C)
• Hazardous location, Class 1, Div. 2, for flexible connectors only per NEC 501.10(B)(2) & 501.30(B)
• UL 1, 2, & 3 Hour Through-Penetration Firestop Systems: C-AJ-1462, C-AJ-1463, C-AJ-1464, W-L-
1308, and W-L-1309
• UL Listed per UL 1, Standard for Safety for Flexible Metal Conduit, ANSI/UL-1 for 3/8" through 3"
• CSA Certified per CSA 22.2 No. 56 per Canadian Electrical Code C22.1 Section 12-1000 for 5/16"
and 3/8" trade sizes only
• Meets federal specification WW-C-566c
• NFPA 70 (National Electrical Code), Article 348, Type FMC (flexible metal conduit)
• REACH/RoHS-2 (Chemical Limit) Compliant
Galflex
®
Type RWS is manufactured with a galvanized, corrosion resistant, high strength steel alloy. The
metal strip is helically formed into a continuously interlocked flexible metal conduit that can withstand
impact and crushing forces.
Galflex
®
Type RWS Reduced Wall Steel Flexible Metal Conduit
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