NEIEP 505 - QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | 100% CORRECT.
Piping - (answer)___________ involves planning and installing the electrical raceway.
Wiring - (answer)________ involves planning, installing, and pulling the wires that connect logic, control,
and power circuits.
National Electrical Code (NEC) - (answer)The __________ __________ ____ (___) is a broad code
regulating all electrical work in the United States, and it includes a section pertaining specifically to
conveyances.
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) - (answer)__________ _______ __ __________
__________ (ASME) Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, which governs all aspects of the
manufacture, installation, and maintenance of conveyances.
electrical - (answer)The __________ work is usually divided into three sections: machine space ,
hoistway, and car.
Wireway - (answer)__________ is a metal trough with a square or rectangular cross-section, which is
used to contain and protect the electrical wires.
duct / trough - (answer)The terms ____ and ________ are commonly used by elevator constructors;
however, on architect's drawings and in the NEC, the term wireway is used to refer specifically to
electrical duct.
risers - (answer)Vertical runs of conduit or wireway in the hoistway are called ______.
freight - (answer)A ________ elevator with power operated doors usually
requires a separate riser for the door equipment.
final job layout - (answer)The number of risers needed for a particular job appears on the _____ ___
______.
, NEIEP 505 - QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | 100% CORRECT.
Rigid metal conduit (rigid) / Electrical metallic tubing (EMT) / Flexible metal conduit (flex or greenfield) -
(answer)There are three types of metallic conduit used in elevator construction.
360 - (answer)Conduit can be bent and cut as needed; however, the bends in a run of conduit between
access points must not exceed ___° according to NEC Article 358.24(B)
Rigid - (answer)_____ is required in wet or hazardous locations. In explosion-proof installations, which
are defined
as class 1, NEC Article 501 requires the use of _____ conduit and threaded fittings.
EMT - (answer)___ cannot be threaded according to NEC Article 358.28(B), so it is fastened with
threadless couplings and
connectors.
EMT - (answer)___ has three basic designs of threadless connectors: set screw, push-on, and
compression.
Flexible metal conduit (flex) - (answer)________ ____ _________ (____) may be made of steel,
aluminum, or high-strength aluminum alloy.
Flex - (answer)____ is used to pipe limit switches , leveling switches , interlocks , and other devices
which must be movable for adjustment.
Liquid-Tight - (answer)______-_____is a flexible conduit coated with a plastic, liquid-tight, sunlight-
resistant outer covering. It is available in metallic
and non-metallic types.
Conduit Bodies - (answer)______ ______, often referred to as wire pull fittings are commonly used in
runs of rigid and EMT. Conduit bodies are furnished with metal covers and gaskets, which can be
removed to create pull points for installing wires.
Piping - (answer)___________ involves planning and installing the electrical raceway.
Wiring - (answer)________ involves planning, installing, and pulling the wires that connect logic, control,
and power circuits.
National Electrical Code (NEC) - (answer)The __________ __________ ____ (___) is a broad code
regulating all electrical work in the United States, and it includes a section pertaining specifically to
conveyances.
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) - (answer)__________ _______ __ __________
__________ (ASME) Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, which governs all aspects of the
manufacture, installation, and maintenance of conveyances.
electrical - (answer)The __________ work is usually divided into three sections: machine space ,
hoistway, and car.
Wireway - (answer)__________ is a metal trough with a square or rectangular cross-section, which is
used to contain and protect the electrical wires.
duct / trough - (answer)The terms ____ and ________ are commonly used by elevator constructors;
however, on architect's drawings and in the NEC, the term wireway is used to refer specifically to
electrical duct.
risers - (answer)Vertical runs of conduit or wireway in the hoistway are called ______.
freight - (answer)A ________ elevator with power operated doors usually
requires a separate riser for the door equipment.
final job layout - (answer)The number of risers needed for a particular job appears on the _____ ___
______.
, NEIEP 505 - QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | 100% CORRECT.
Rigid metal conduit (rigid) / Electrical metallic tubing (EMT) / Flexible metal conduit (flex or greenfield) -
(answer)There are three types of metallic conduit used in elevator construction.
360 - (answer)Conduit can be bent and cut as needed; however, the bends in a run of conduit between
access points must not exceed ___° according to NEC Article 358.24(B)
Rigid - (answer)_____ is required in wet or hazardous locations. In explosion-proof installations, which
are defined
as class 1, NEC Article 501 requires the use of _____ conduit and threaded fittings.
EMT - (answer)___ cannot be threaded according to NEC Article 358.28(B), so it is fastened with
threadless couplings and
connectors.
EMT - (answer)___ has three basic designs of threadless connectors: set screw, push-on, and
compression.
Flexible metal conduit (flex) - (answer)________ ____ _________ (____) may be made of steel,
aluminum, or high-strength aluminum alloy.
Flex - (answer)____ is used to pipe limit switches , leveling switches , interlocks , and other devices
which must be movable for adjustment.
Liquid-Tight - (answer)______-_____is a flexible conduit coated with a plastic, liquid-tight, sunlight-
resistant outer covering. It is available in metallic
and non-metallic types.
Conduit Bodies - (answer)______ ______, often referred to as wire pull fittings are commonly used in
runs of rigid and EMT. Conduit bodies are furnished with metal covers and gaskets, which can be
removed to create pull points for installing wires.
