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When a building is not on the property line, the building owner should provide a MINIMUM of ________ conduits from a point inside the building, to the property line or easement for entrance facilities

The correct answer is D. Two. BICSI recommends a minimum of two conduits run from inside the building to the property line or easement when the building is not on the property line.

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Question

When a building is not on the property line, the building owner should provide a MINIMUM of ________ conduits from a point inside the building, to the property line or easement for entrance facilities.

Options

  • AFive
  • BFour
  • CThree
  • DTwo

How the community answered

(27 responses)
  • A
    4% (1)
  • B
    19% (5)
  • C
    7% (2)
  • D
    70% (19)

Why each option

BICSI recommends a minimum of two conduits run from inside the building to the property line or easement when the building is not on the property line.

AFive

Five conduits exceeds the stated minimum; while more pathways improve redundancy, BICSI's minimum requirement is two.

BFour

Four conduits is above the BICSI minimum of two and represents an expanded design choice, not the minimum specification.

CThree

Three conduits is greater than the two-conduit minimum defined in the BICSI TDMM for entrance facility pathways.

DTwoCorrect

The BICSI TDMM specifies a minimum of two conduits from a point inside the building to the property line or utility easement for entrance facilities. This redundancy ensures at least one pathway remains available for service continuity if one conduit is damaged or blocked. Two conduits is the baseline recommendation to support current and future carrier requirements.

Concept tested: Minimum conduit count for building entrance facilities

Source: https://www.bicsi.org/standards/published-ansi-bicsi-standards

Topics

#entrance facilities#conduit count#property line#underground entrance

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