UL Warns of Electrical Metallic Tubing (EMT) With Inadequate Corrosion
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<p>NORTHBROOK, Ill., <span class="xn-chron">May 13</span> /CNW/ -- Underwriters Laboratories (UL) is notifying AHJs, electrical contractors, electricians and retailers that the Electrical Metallic Tubing (EMT) products, manufactured by Guangdong Walsall Steel Pipe Industrial Co., Ltd. and identified below, may not be adequately protected against corrosion. These products display a UL Listing Mark for the U.S. and <span class="xn-location">Canada</span>; however, products purchased at retailers and distributors were found not to comply with <span class="xn-location">United States</span> or Canadian safety standards and are not authorized to bear the UL Mark.</p>
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                     Electrical Metallic Tubing (EMT) in lengths of up to
                     10 feet, and EMT formed in the shape of elbows and
    Product          bends, in Trade Sizes of 1/2, 3/4, 1, 1-1/4, 1-1/2.
     Description:    2, 2-1/2, 3, 3-1/2 or 4 inches.
    
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    Number of
     units:         Unknown quantity
    
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    Manufacturer:   Guangdong Walsall Steel Pipe Industrial Co. Ltd.
                    Shiqi Zhongshan Guangdong China
    
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                     These EMT products may not be adequately protected
    Defect:          against corrosion.
    
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                     The affected EMT products are provided with a label
                     that includes the UL Listing Mark, with the name
                     Walsall, Providence Pipe Products, Inc. or Electrical
    Identification:  Resource International as indicated in the following:


    
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                                 E234340**   WALSALL*
                                   C (UL) US LISTED
                              Electrical Metallic Tubing
                                Issue Number: XXXXXXXX
                       (where X represents any number or letter)
                                          EMT
                                     Made in China
    
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    *:  Or Electrical Resource International or Providence Pipe Products, Inc.
    **: Or E244932 or E312420



    
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