Steel City 52151 MS 1/2 3/4 Outlet Boxes

The Steel City 52151 is a 4 inch square steel box, 1-1/2 inches deep, with 21 cubic inches of volume. That volume is what you work your conductor fill against, and it is the common 4-square depth for surface or bracket-free wall and ceiling work.

The Steel City 52151 MS 1/2 3/4 is a 4 x 4 x 1-1/2 inch square steel box rated for dry wall and ceiling mounting, and it is not weatherproof. For an outdoor opening, the Mulberry Royal Mountie is a weatherproof 1-gang box in die-cast aluminum, and the Thomas & Betts 2IH3-1 Red-Dot is a 2-gang conduit outlet box with three 1/2 inch hubs for surface conduit runs. Choose the hub count that matches how many conduits land on the box.

The Cantex EZ Box is a PVC multi-gang residential outlet box and is a nonmetallic alternative where a steel box is not required. The Steel City 52151 MS 1/2 3/4 is a steel box with 12 knockouts and 21 cubic inches of capacity; a nonmetallic box does not provide a metal raceway bonding path, so if your wiring method relies on the box for continuity, stay with the steel box.

No. The Steel City 52151 MS 1/2 3/4 is a standard 4-inch square steel outlet box carrying UL E2969. For classified locations, the Appleton GRJ series and GRJS series are explosionproof malleable iron conduit outlet boxes, with the GRJS offered as a universal body. The Appleton GRT75 is a malleable iron round conduit outlet box in the same family of cast-body products.

It is a wall and ceiling mounting box, fastened through the back or side to the surface or structure. Nothing in the part designation indicates an integral nail-on or stud bracket, so plan on your own fasteners. Cover plates and mud rings are separate items.

The Steel City 52151 MS 1/2 3/4 is a single-outlet 4-inch square steel box with 21 cubic inches of capacity, sized for general device and junction use. For a range or dryer receptacle, the Pass & Seymour P242RRD is a thermoplastic range and dryer box built for that application.

The Steel City 52151 MS 1/2 3/4 is a square steel box, 4 x 4 x 1-1/2 inches, with 12 knockouts so you select conduit entries in the field, and it is wall or ceiling mounted. The Thomas & Betts 2IH3-1 Red-Dot is a 2-gang conduit outlet box with three fixed 1/2 inch hubs. Knockouts give you placement flexibility; threaded hubs come ready for conduit at set locations.

For dry interior walls and ceilings, the Steel City 52151 MS 1/2 3/4 gives you one steel 4 x 4 x 1-1/2 inch square box with 12 knockouts covering most device and junction points, supplied 25 per carton. If the specification allows nonmetallic, the Cantex EZ Box is a PVC multi-gang residential box for ganged device locations. Keep a weatherproof unit such as the Mulberry Royal Mountie die-cast aluminum 1-gang on the truck for exterior points.

Standard carton is 25 boxes, measuring 19 x 11.125 x 6 inches. Weight runs 85 lbs per 100 boxes, so a 25-count carton is about 21 lbs. Useful numbers if you are staging material by floor.