I’m wiring a type 2 surge protector and want to surface mount it on the drywall here with the cables going into the drywall and then into a breakout in the panel. What kind of conduit elbow can I get to hide the wires entering the drywall that will screw onto the threads on the surge protector? Thanks
The silver ring on the threads should be threaded off of the unit. Then you put the threads through a knockout in the side of a junction box and thread the silver ring back on, securing the device to the junction box. Attach the junction box to the wall, using one of the rear knockouts to pass the conductors through the wall. You could also use a conduit elbow tap, but I’m not sure if the threads would be the right pitch.
Thanks for the reply. It seems over the top to me to mount a full junction box just to have those wires enter the wall. Is this the kind of elbow you mean? https://www.homedepot.com/p/Halex-1-2-in-EMT-Rigid-Pull-Elbow-94505/203776539
Yep, that’s the kind. Take the device to the store so you can enssure the threads are a match and then use the silver nut to position the elbow 90° to the wall. Just make sure to get the conduit and fittings you’ll need to get it through the wall and into the distribution panel as well. No point in doing it halfway.