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Product Specs
- Colour:
- Other
- Outer Dimensions Inches:
- 8.5x4.25x3
- Outer Quantity:
- 25
- Product Group:
- Boxes & Enclosures
- Standards:
- 5043
- Type Of Fastening:
- Screw cover
- Unspsc:
- 39121305 Weatherproof boxes
- Weight Uom:
- 5.5 lbs. per 100
- With Screws:
- N
- Department:
- Electrical
- Product Subgroup:
- Electrical Boxes
- Product Type:
- FS/FD Box
- Product Model:
- Mounting cover
- Product Length:
- 115.8748mm
- Product Details:
- FS Boxes and Covers
- Product Color:
- Silver
- Product Shape:
- Rectangular
- Product Material:
- Stamped Aluminum
- Product Width:
- 71.4248mm
Thomas & Betts CIFS-5 – Frequently Asked Questions
1) Is the Thomas & Betts CIFS-5 a box or just a cover?
The CIFS-5 is a cover, not a box. Thomas & Betts lists it as a mounting cover for FS/FD type weatherproof boxes, rectangular, with a screw-on style of fastening. If you need the enclosure itself, you have to order the FS or FD box separately.
2) Do mounting screws come with the Thomas & Betts CIFS-5 cover?
No. The CIFS-5 ships without screws, so plan on reusing the screws from the box you are covering or supplying the cover screws yourself. Worth catching before a crew is on site with 25 covers and nothing to fasten them with.
3) Is the Thomas & Betts CIFS-5 a substitute for a PVC FSE box like the Kraloy FSED050710?
No. The CIFS-5 is a stamped aluminum screw cover in the FS/FD family, a mounting cover rather than a box body, so it does not replace a box. The Kraloy FSED050710 is a PVC 1-gang deep FSE gang box - the enclosure itself. If you need the body of the box, order the FSE gang box; if you have an FS box already set and need the closure for it, the CIFS-5 is the cover side of that assembly.
4) Is the CIFS-5 cover aluminum or steel, and will it hold up outdoors?
Stamped aluminum, silver finish. Thomas & Betts classifies it under weatherproof boxes, which is the FS/FD family used for exposed and damp-location branch circuit work. Aluminum also means no rust bleed on exterior walls, unlike a painted steel cover.
5) What is the difference in material between the CIFS-5 and the Kraloy FSED050710, and when does that matter?
The Thomas & Betts CIFS-5 is stamped aluminum with a silver finish, which is what you bond and ground to in a metallic FS/FD run. The Kraloy FSED050710 is PVC, used with nonmetallic conduit systems where a separate equipment ground conductor carries the bond. Keep the material consistent with the raceway you are running - aluminum FS hardware for rigid or IMC metallic systems, PVC FSE for nonmetallic.
6) I need a deep 1-gang weatherproof-style box body rather than a cover - what should I order?
Order the Kraloy FSED050710, a PVC 1-gang deep FSE gang box, when the requirement is the deep box body itself. The Thomas & Betts CIFS-5 will not serve that purpose - it is a rectangular screw-on cover in the FS/FD line, supplied without screws, so it is ordered alongside a box rather than in place of one.
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