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LIQUID TIGHT
LIQUID TIGHT FLEXIBLE METALLIC TUBING

• LIQUIDTIGHT FLEXIBLE NON-METALLIC CONDUIT TYPE LFNC-A IS A LAYERED RACEWAY

OF CIRCULAR CROSS SECTION WITH A SMOOTH FLEXIBLY POLYVINYL CHLORIDE (PVC)
INNER LAYER WITH A REINFORCING LAYER COVERED WITH A FLEXIBLE POLYVINYL
CHLORIDE (PVC) JACKET.

• LFNC IS FLAME RESISTANT AND WITH FITTINGS AND IS APPROVED FOR THE
INSTALLATION OF ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS.
KINDS OF LIQUID TIGHT FLEXIBLE METALLIC TUBING

• LFNC-A
A SMOOTH SEAMLESS INNER
CORE AND COVER BONDED
TOGETHER AND HAVING ONE OR
MORE REINFORCEMENT LAYERS
BETWEEN THE CORE AND
COVERS
• LFNC-B
A SMOOTH INNER
SURFACE WITH
INTEGRAL
REINFORCEMENT WITHIN
THE CONDUIT WALL
• LFNC-C
A CORRUGATED INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL
SURFACE WITHOUT INTEGRAL
REINFORCEMENT WITHIN THE CONDUIT
WALL,
 PHILIPPINE ELECTRICAL CODE PART 1
2017 EDITION (ARTICLE 3.56 (LIQUIDTIGHT FLEXIBLE
NONMETALLIC CONDUIT: TYPE LFNC )
• 3.56.1.1 SCOPE. THIS ARTICLE COVERS THE USE, INSTALLATION, AND CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATIONS FOR
LIQUIDTIGHT FLEXIBLE NONMETALLIC CONDUIT (LFNC) AND ASSOCIATED FITTINGS.

• 3.56.1.2 DEFINITION.
• LIQUIDTIGHT FLEXIBLE NONMETALLIC CONDUIT (LFNC). A RACEWAY OF CIRCULAR CROSS SECTION OF VARIOUS TYPES AS
FOLLOWS:
(1) A SMOOTH SEAMLESS INNER CORE AND COVER BONDED TOGETHER AND HAVING ONE OR MORE
REINFORCEMENT LAYERS BETWEEN THE CORE AND COVERS, DESIGNATED AS TYPE LFNC-A
(2) A SMOOTH INNER SURFACE WITH INTEGRAL REINFORCEMENT WITHIN THE CONDUIT WALL, DESIGNATED
AS TYPE LFNC-B
(3) A CORRUGATED INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL SURFACE WITHOUT INTEGRAL REINFORCEMENT WITHIN
THE CONDUIT WALL, DESIGNATED AS LFNC-C LFNC IS FLAME RESISTANT AND WITH FITTINGS AND IS
APPROVED FOR THE INSTALLATION OF ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS.
3.56.2 INTALLATION
• 3.56.2.1 USES PERMITTED. LFNC SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE USED IN EXPOSED OR CONCEALED
LOCATIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES:
(1) WHERE FLEXIBILITY IS REQUIRED FOR INSTALLATION, OPERATION, OR MAINTENANCE
(2) WHERE PROTECTION OF THE CONTAINED CONDUCTORS IS REQUIRED FROM VAPORS,
LIQUIDS, OR SOLIDS
(3) FOR OUTDOOR LOCATIONS WHERE LISTED AND MARKED AS SUITABLE FOR THE PURPOSE
(4) FOR DIRECT BURIAL WHERE LISTED AND MARKED FOR THE PURPOSE
(5) TYPE LFNC-B SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE INSTALLED IN LENGTHS LONGER THAN 1 800
MM WHERE SECURED IN ACCORDANCE WITH 3.56.2.21
(6) TYPE LFNC-B AS A LISTED MANUFACTURED PREWIRED ASSEMBLY, METRIC DESIGNATOR
16 THROUGH 27 (TRADE SIZE ½ THROUGH 1) CONDUIT
• 3.56.2.3 USES NOT PERMITTED.
LFNC SHALL NOT BE USED AS FOLLOWS:
(1) WHERE SUBJECT TO PHYSICAL DAMAGE
(2) WHERE ANY COMBINATION OF AMBIENT AND CONDUCTOR TEMPERATURES IS IN
EXCESS OF THAT FOR WHICH THE LFNC IS APPROVED
(3) IN LENGTHS LONGER THAN 1 800 MM, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY 3.56.2.1(5) OR WHERE A
LONGER LENGTH IS APPROVED AS ESSENTIAL FOR A REQUIRED DEGREE OF FLEXIBILITY
(4) WHERE THE OPERATING VOLTAGE OF THE CONTAINED CONDUCTORS IS IN EXCESS OF
600 VOLTS, NOMINAL, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED IN 6.0.2.3(A)
(5) IN ANY HAZARDOUS (CLASSIFIED) LOCATION OTHER THAN AS PERMITTED IN 5.1.2.1(B),
5.2.2.1(A) AND (B), 5.3.2.1(A), AND 5.4.1.20
• 3.56.2.11 SIZE.
(a)MINIMUM. LFNC SMALLER THAN METRIC DESIGNATOR 16 (TRADE SIZE ½) SHALL NOT
BE USED UNLESS PERMITTED IN 3.56.2.11(A)(1) THROUGH (A)(3) FOR METRIC
DESIGNATOR 12 (TRADE SIZE ).
(1) FOR ENCLOSING THE LEADS OF MOTORS AS PERMITTED IN 4.30.13.5(B)
(2) IN LENGTHS NOT EXCEEDING 1 800 MM AS PART OF A LISTED ASSEMBLY FOR TAP
CONNECTIONS TO LUMINAIRES (LIGHTING FIXTURES) AS REQUIRED IN 4.10.11.4(C), OR
FOR UTILIZATION EQUIPMENT
(3) FOR ELECTRIC SIGN CONDUCTORS IN ACCORDANCE WITH 6.0.2.3(A)

(b)MAXIMUM. LFNC LARGER THAN METRIC DESIGNATOR 103 (TRADE SIZE 4) SHALL NOT
BE USED.
• 3.56.2.13 NUMBER OF CONDUCTORS.
THE NUMBER OF CONDUCTORS SHALL NOT EXCEED THAT PERMITTED BY THE
PERCENTAGE FILL SPECIFIED IN TABLE 1, CHAPTER 9. CABLES SHALL BE PERMITTED
TO BE INSTALLED WHERE SUCH USE IS NOT PROHIBITED BY THE RESPECTIVE CABLE
ARTICLES. THE NUMBER OF CABLES SHALL NOT EXCEED THE ALLOWABLE
PERCENTAGE FILL SPECIFIED IN TABLE 1, CHAPTER 9.

• 3.56.2.15 BENDS — HOW MADE.

BENDS IN CONDUIT SHALL BE SO MADE THAT THE CONDUIT IS NOT DAMAGED AND
THE INTERNAL DIAMETER OF THE CONDUIT IS NOT EFFECTIVELY REDUCED. BENDS
SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE MADE MANUALLY WITHOUT AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT. THE
RADIUS OF THE CURVE TO THE CENTERLINE OF ANY BEND SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN
SHOWN IN TABLE 2, CHAPTER 9 USING THE COLUMN “OTHER BENDS.”
• 3.56.2.17 BENDS — NUMBER IN ONE RUN.
THERE SHALL NOT BE MORE THAN THE EQUIVALENT OF
FOUR QUARTER BENDS (360 DEGREES TOTAL) BETWEEN
PULL POINTS, FOR EXAMPLE, CONDUIT BODIES AND
BOXES.
• 3.56.2.19 TRIMMING.
ALL CUT ENDS OF CONDUIT SHALL BE TRIMMED INSIDE
AND OUTSIDE TO REMOVE ROUGH EDGES.
• 3.56.2.21 SECURING AND SUPPORTING. TYPE LFNC-B SHALL BE SECURELY FASTENED AND SUPPORTED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
(1) WHERE INSTALLED IN LENGTHS EXCEEDING 1 800 MM, THE CONDUIT SHALL BE SECURELY
FASTENED AT INTERVALS NOT EXCEEDING 900 MM AND WITHIN 300 MM ON EACH SIDE OF EVERY
OUTLET BOX, JUNCTION BOX, CABINET, OR FITTING.
(2) SECURING OR SUPPORTING OF THE CONDUIT SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED WHERE IT IS FISHED,
INSTALLED IN LENGTHS NOT EXCEEDING 900 MM AT TERMINALS WHERE FLEXIBILITY IS REQUIRED, OR
INSTALLED IN LENGTHS NOT EXCEEDING 1 800 MM FROM A LUMINAIRE (FIXTURE) TERMINAL
CONNECTION FOR TAP CONDUCTORS TO LUMINAIRES (LIGHTING FIXTURES) PERMITTED IN 4.10.11.4(C).
(3) HORIZONTAL RUNS OF LFNC SUPPORTED BY OPENINGS THROUGH FRAMING MEMBERS AT
INTERVALS NOT EXCEEDING 900 MM AND SECURELY FASTENED WITHIN 300 MM OF TERMINATION POINTS
SHALL BE PERMITTED.
(4) SECURING OR SUPPORTING OF LFNC-B SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED WHERE INSTALLED IN LENGTHS
NOT EXCEEDING 1 800 MM FROM THE LAST POINT WHERE THE RACEWAY IS SECURELY FASTENED FOR
CONNECTIONS WITHIN AN ACCESSIBLE CEILING TO LUMINAIRE(S) [LIGHTING FIXTURE(S)] OR OTHER
EQUIPMENT.
• 3.56.2.33 COUPLINGS AND CONNECTORS.
ONLY FITTINGS LISTED FOR USE WITH LFNC SHALL BE USED. ANGLE CONNECTORS
SHALL NOT BE USED FOR CONCEALED RACEWAY INSTALLATIONS. STRAIGHT LFNC
FITTINGS ARE PERMITTED FOR DIRECT BURIAL OR ENCASEMENT IN CONCRETE.

• 3.56.2.47 SPLICES AND TAPS.

SPLICES AND TAPS SHALL BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH 3.0.1.15.

• 3.56.2.51 GROUNDING AND BONDING.

WHERE USED TO CONNECT EQUIPMENT WHERE FLEXIBILITY IS REQUIRED, AN
EQUIPMENT GROUNDING CONDUCTOR SHALL BE INSTALLED. WHERE REQUIRED OR
INSTALLED, EQUIPMENT GROUNDING CONDUCTORS SHALL BE INSTALLED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH 2.50.7.5(B). WHERE REQUIRED OR INSTALLED, EQUIPMENT
BONDING JUMPERS SHALL BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2.50.5.13.
3.56.3 CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATIONS
• 3.56.3.1 CONSTRUCTION.
LFNC-B AS A PREWIRED MANUFACTURED ASSEMBLY SHALL BE PROVIDED IN CONTINUOUS
LENGTHS CAPABLE OF BEING SHIPPED IN A COIL, REEL, OR CARTON WITHOUT DAMAGE.

• 3.56.3.21 MARKING.
LFNC SHALL BE MARKED AT LEAST EVERY 600 MM IN ACCORDANCE WITH 1.10.1.21. THE
MARKING SHALL INCLUDE A TYPE DESIGNATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH 3.56.1.2 AND THE
TRADE SIZE. CONDUIT THAT IS INTENDED FOR OUTDOOR USE OR DIRECT BURIAL SHALL BE
MARKED.
THE TYPE, SIZE, AND QUANTITY OF CONDUCTORS USED IN PREWIRED MANUFACTURED
ASSEMBLIES SHALL BE IDENTIFIED BY MEANS OF A PRINTED TAG OR LABEL ATTACHED TO
EACH END OF THE MANUFACTURED ASSEMBLY AND EITHER THE CARTON, COIL, OR REEL.
THE ENCLOSED CONDUCTORS SHALL BE MARKED IN ACCORDANCE WITH 3.10.1.11.