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Installing conduit is quickly becoming a lost art these days with MC Cable doing most of the work for branch circuitry on most jobs. However, EMT for homeruns and even the branch circuitry on many jobs is still very relevant! And of all the bends available to electricians, there is nothing more daunting for the commercial electrician than saddle bends. In today’s episode of Electrician U, Dustin walks us through how to bend a 3-point saddle in a fashion that makes it very easy to understand!

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Before we get into offset bending basics, let’s take a moment to talk about aluminum conduit. Today’s sponsor- Penn Aluminum Conduit & EMT- makes some of the best aluminum conduit on the market. But why choose aluminum EMT over steel EMT? Well, it’s considerably lighter therefore it takes less labor to install and reduces wear and tear on your field staff hauling conduit around. Next, it’s much easier to bend than steel, again, making it less strenuous for your staff to install and using less labor. It’s also cheaper than steel currently, so it helps on the bottom line. Penn Aluminum has even engineered a coating for the inside of the conduit called Blue Lightning that helps with wire pulling and eliminates the snagging most often associated with aluminum conduit. Well worth it to try!
A saddle bend is helpful for having your conduit go UP and OVER an obstruction that is in your conduit path. 3-point saddles are usually used for obstacles 2” or less, while 4-point saddles are used for larger obstacles. We will be focusing on 3-point saddles today. The general idea is to have a 22-1/2” degree bend where the center of the obstacle is and opposing 10-degree bends to bring the conduit to the original plane it was on. When complete, you should have something resembling a U shape.
The first step in the process is to measure height of the obstacle and the centerline distance from the end of the conduit already installed. For today’s instruction, we will be using a 2” height. Make a line all the way around the conduit as the 2 opposing bends will be bent on the opposite side of the conduit. For the next bends, use 4” for the 1st inch of obstacle and 6” for the second inch of obstacle. Shrinkage will come into play here so a helpful dimension to use is ¼” for each inch of obstacle- or ½” for our example. So, make a mark 10-1/2” on either side of the first centerline mark you made. Again, carry the line all the way around the conduit.
Now, it’s time to bend. Insert the conduit into the bender and put the centerline mark on the notch in the bender shoe that is near the teardrop/diamond symbol. Put pressure on the conduit close to the bender shoe (not far away as this will bend the pipe further away and will cause difficulties) and bend the conduit until it is parallel to the 22-1/2 degree line. Slide the conduit (without taking it out of the shoe or turning the shoe around) until the next mark is on the arrow. Roll the conduit 180 degrees (sight down the conduit to ensure its straight and not dog-legged) and again put pressure close to the shoe but only bend until the conduit is parallel to the 10-degree line. Next, pull the conduit out of the shoe, flip it end for end and reinsert it into the shoe. Face the bender shoe towards the bends you have already made, sight down the conduit to ensure all the bends are straight (not dog-legged) and again bend until you are at the 10-degree mark. Bend complete!
A pro tip when bending conduit is to use pencil as the marks can be erased once complete. Another pro tip is if you MUST use a sharpie, once the bends are made, write over your line you made on the conduit and while the sharpie marks are still wet, rub it off! It just looks much better without bending lines once the conduit assembly is installed!
We hope this has been helpful in understanding how to bend a 3-point saddle in conduit. Is there a topic you would like to see discussed on Electrician U? Leave us a comment in the comments section and let us know. Please continue to follow Dustin Stelzer and Electrician U as we are constantly updating our content to assist our followers in becoming the best electricians that they can be.


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