I'm in the process of building my house and have installed several ENT conduits for future wiring needs, including some extra ones just in case. Now I need to figure out how to connect these conduits in a clean way on the other side. I can't just leave them hanging, as that would complicate the drywall installation, making it hard for the drywallers to work around them. One idea I had was to drill holes in single-gang boxes, feed the ENT into the boxes, and secure them to the wall so that the drywallers can treat them like normal outlet boxes. However, with so many conduits coming into this one room, it feels excessive to have that many boxes. I'm looking for better suggestions to streamline this process!
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In the U.S., you need to terminate conduits into a UL-listed box, which can be either a device box or a junction box. Depending on your inspector's preferences, you might be able to get away with just an access panel instead of multiple boxes. If you're not using the conduit for power, I suggest using an 'old work data ring' to simplify things.
Are you using these for power or low voltage? If the overhead conduit is for data and WAPs, you could run them to a metal gang box. No need to drill because these boxes come with knockouts. When the drywallers come in, they'll cut and mud around those, and then you can just cover them with blank plates until you're ready to hook something up.
It's mainly for low voltage and Cat 6. I have around 20-25 conduits heading into my network, so I'd need a gang box for each one, right?