I recently needed to run some plastic raceway and tried to avoid getting it at the local electrical supply company. Not because they are bad folks, just because the guys at the counter don't have the patience for a customer who doesn't quite know the names of the parts, nor how many feet he needs, nor what the cross-section size numbers are, nor how many inside/outside/flat elbows will be needed. I get it...no counter man has the time to coddle a tire-kicker.

So I went to Home Despot and was pleasantly surprised with the selection. I'm sorry that I can't tell you the brand name, but there were blister-packed parts that were...get this...color coded so that all compatible components for type A were in green packages, type B were in yellow, etc. It made selecting the parts so much easier. Their retail prices were equal to what I pay as a "contractor" at the supply house.


Arthur P. Bloom
"30 years of faithful service...15 years on hold"