Thomas & Betts 5344SST6 1 45 DEG 316 SS LT FITTING

It's a 1 inch fitting, made for 1 inch liquidtight flexible metal conduit at a 45 degree angle into the box or enclosure. Ordering by the manufacturer number 5344SST6 gets you that size directly.

316 stainless steel, with a Duraplated ground cone. 316 is the marine and chemical grade, so this is the fitting to spec for coastal exposure, wash-down areas, food processing and wastewater plants rather than a plated steel or die cast body.

A 45 degree body is for when a straight connector would force too tight a bend radius on the flex and a 90 would fight the conduit run, typically tight clearances behind a motor, pump, or rooftop unit. The 5344SST6 gives the conduit a 45 degree turn right at the enclosure so the liquidtight leaves at an angle without kinking. If you have room to run straight in, use a straight connector; if the run has to double back along the wall, use a 90.

Yes. The 5344SST6 has a Duraplated ground cone, which bites the metal core of the liquidtight flex and carries the bond through to the connector body and enclosure. That's the reason to choose a metallic liquidtight fitting over a nonmetallic one.

No. It's built for flexible metallic conduit, so the ground cone needs the metal core of liquidtight flexible metal conduit to bond to. For nonmetallic liquidtight you need a fitting made for that conduit type.

That's exactly what the 316 stainless body is for. Salt air, chlorides, and chemical wash-down attack zinc plated and die cast fittings long before they touch 316, which is why it gets specified on piers, car washes, treatment plants and rooftop equipment near the coast.

Bare metallic, the natural stainless finish of the 316 body. There's no paint or color coating to chip off, which is part of why it holds up in wash-down and outdoor service.