B-Line Eaton series Type 1 junction boxes, 10" height, 6" length, 8" width, 1, Hinged cover, HC enclosure, Surface mounted, Small single door, 5 top-

No. The 1086 HC carries a NEMA Type 1 rating, which covers indoor use only and protects against incidental contact with the enclosed equipment and falling dirt. It gives no protection against rain, hose-down, dust, or oil. For a loading dock, rooftop, exterior wall, or any wet or wash-down location you need a NEMA 3R, 4, or 4X enclosure instead.

It is a 10 inch high by 8 inch wide by 6 inch deep steel box. The model number reads the same way, 10 x 8 x 6. That 6 inch depth is the number to check first if you are stacking terminal blocks or landing large conductors, since the hinged door swings clear of it.

Knockouts are already provided: 5 on the top, 5 on the bottom, and 4 on the sides. That is enough for a straight through-run plus branch taps without pulling out a hole saw or a punch set. If your conduit layout needs holes where none are provided, you would be drilling or punching the 16 gauge carbon steel yourself.

It is a surface mount box with thru holes in the back pan, so it fastens flat to a wall, a strut run, or a plywood backboard using your own fasteners sized to the substrate (anchors for masonry, strut nuts for Unistrut, screws for wood or steel studs). At 6.8 pounds empty it does not need heavy anchoring, but size your fasteners for the conduit and conductor weight you are hanging off it, not the empty box. Nothing here mounts flush into a finished wall.

Yes, it is built to UL 50, the standard covering enclosures for electrical equipment, and it is a NEMA Type 1 enclosure. That is the pairing an inspector expects on an indoor commercial or institutional pull box. It is also made in the US, which matters if you are working a project with domestic sourcing requirements.

The cover is hinged, so it swings open and stays with the box instead of coming off in your hand on a ladder. It is still removable when you need the opening completely clear, and it closes onto a friction dimple with a recessed pull ring rather than needing screws backed out every time. For a box you open routinely, for troubleshooting or seasonal control changes, the hinged version saves real time over a screw cover; for a box that gets landed once and closed for good, a screw cover is the cheaper choice.

The body is 16 gauge carbon steel, which is the typical wall thickness for indoor NEMA 1 pull and junction boxes at this size and holds its shape under normal conduit loading and hole punching. Where it is not the right pick is anywhere exposed to moisture or impact: painted carbon steel in an unheated garage will condense and rust over time. Open, humid, or exterior locations call for a gasketed 3R or a 4X enclosure instead.

It ships painted in ANSI 61 grey, the standard light grey used across most commercial switchgear, panelboards, and control enclosures. If your electrical room is already ANSI 61, this box will read as part of the set rather than standing out. The paint is over carbon steel, so keep it indoors and touch up any scratches from field drilling to keep the steel from surface rusting.