Expanded Support Spacing News

What You Need to Know About Support Spacing Distances and Savings

When it comes to the innovations that set RTRC above other in-market conduit products, and the advancements that Champion Fiberglass in particular offers, Reps are our best and most valued advocates. That’s why it’s important that we connect you with the tools and updates that will help you keep your clients informed.

Over the past few years, Champion Fiberglass conduit has built on existing benefits, working closely with Underwriters Laboratory (UL) to revisit requirements for longer support spacing distances for fiberglass conduit. Here are the facts.

Champion Fiberglass is the only fiberglass conduit manufacturer to have successfully proven their product meets all requirements for extended support spacing distances.

In 2016, UL revisited requirements for longer support spacing distances for Champion Fiberglass conduit. Upon inspection, it became clear that Champion Fiberglass conduit’s strength, rigidity, and light weight qualified it for extended support spacing distances.

• In 2016, Champion Fiberglass’s UL e-File number was updated to include extended support spacing distances for Haz Duct^®.
• In 2017, Champion Duct^® Standard Wall (SW), Medium Wall (MW) and Heavy Wall (HW) conduit followed suit. 

Champion Fiberglass’s expanded support spacing distances are comparable to those of GRC.
Champion Fiberglass conduit’s UL Listed support spacing distances have doubled (and in some cases, tripled) for many conduit diameters. The flyer download in the Resources section includes several infographics that highlight the updated support spacing distances for both Champion Duct^® and Champion Haz Duct^® in relation to previous support spacing distances and in comparison to GRC’s support spacing distances.

Extended support spacing distances lead to greater savings.
The importance of showing verifiable savings to potential and current clients can’t be underestimated. That’s why we’ve created the Champion Fiberglass Conduit Calculator (see the video walk-through here). This tool takes into consideration the additional savings created by extended support spacing distances. The below is just one example of the demonstrable savings that come with Champion Fiberglass conduit.