Liquidtight (LFMC) Conduit Fill Chart

Liquidtight Flexible Metal Conduit (LFMC) — NEC Article 350. Flexible metal conduit with a sunlight- and oil-resistant thermoplastic jacket. The usual choice for outdoor equipment whips: air conditioners, pumps, rooftop units.

1/2-inch Liquidtight Flexible Metal Conduit holds 9 #12 THHN conductors; 3/4-inch holds 16. Counts assume 40% fill with all conductors the same size.

Liquidtight Flexible Metal Conduit fill calculator

Conduit type

Trade size

Run length Nipple, 24 in. or shorter (60%)

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Liquidtight Flexible Metal Conduit sizes

One page per trade size, with counts for every insulation type side by side.

Liquidtight Flexible Metal Conduit fill chart — THHN / THWN-2

Thermoplastic insulation with a nylon jacket. The thinnest common building wire, so it gives the highest conductor counts. Nearly all pulled wire sold in North America is dual-rated THHN/THWN-2.

Maximum THHN conductors in Liquidtight Flexible Metal Conduit — 40% fill (53% for one wire, 31% for two)
Wire size	3/8"	1/2"	3/4"	1"	1-1/4"	1-1/2"	2"	2-1/2"	3"	3-1/2"	4"
14 AWG	8	13	22	36	63	81	134	201	308	401	523
12 AWG	5	9	16	26	46	59	97	146	225	292	381
10 AWG	3	6	10	16	29	37	61	92	141	184	240
8 AWG	1	3	6	9	16	21	35	53	81	106	138
6 AWG	1	1	4	7	12	15	25	38	59	76	100
4 AWG	1	1	2	4	7	9	15	23	36	47	61
3 AWG	1	1	1	3	6	8	13	20	30	40	52
2 AWG	—	1	1	3	5	7	11	17	26	33	44
1 AWG	—	1	1	1	4	5	8	12	19	25	32
1/0 AWG	—	—	1	1	3	4	7	10	16	21	27
2/0 AWG	—	—	1	1	2	3	6	8	13	17	23
3/0 AWG	—	—	1	1	1	3	5	7	11	14	19
4/0 AWG	—	—	—	1	1	1	4	6	9	12	15
250 kcmil	—	—	—	1	1	1	3	5	7	10	12
300 kcmil	—	—	—	1	1	1	3	4	6	8	11
350 kcmil	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	3	5	7	9
400 kcmil	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	3	5	6	8
500 kcmil	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	2	4	5	7
600 kcmil	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	3	4	6
700 kcmil	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	3	4	5
750 kcmil	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	3	3	5
800 kcmil	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	3	4
900 kcmil	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	3	4
1000 kcmil	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	3	3

Liquidtight Flexible Metal Conduit fill chart — XHHW / XHHW-2

Cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) insulation, no nylon jacket. Standard for aluminum feeders and common for larger copper feeders. Slightly fatter than THHN in small sizes, slightly thinner above 4 AWG.

Maximum XHHW conductors in Liquidtight Flexible Metal Conduit — 40% fill (53% for one wire, 31% for two)
Wire size	3/8"	1/2"	3/4"	1"	1-1/4"	1-1/2"	2"	2-1/2"	3"	3-1/2"	4"
14 AWG	5	9	15	25	44	57	93	140	215	280	365
12 AWG	4	7	12	19	33	43	71	108	165	215	280
10 AWG	3	5	9	14	25	32	53	80	123	160	209
8 AWG	1	3	5	8	14	18	29	44	68	89	116
6 AWG	1	1	3	6	10	13	22	33	50	66	86
4 AWG	1	1	2	4	7	9	16	24	36	48	62
3 AWG	1	1	1	3	6	8	13	20	31	40	52
2 AWG	—	1	1	3	5	7	11	17	26	34	44
1 AWG	—	1	1	1	4	5	8	12	19	25	33
1/0 AWG	—	—	1	1	3	4	7	10	16	21	28
2/0 AWG	—	—	1	1	2	3	6	9	13	17	23
3/0 AWG	—	—	1	1	1	3	5	7	11	14	19
4/0 AWG	—	—	—	1	1	1	4	6	9	12	16
250 kcmil	—	—	—	1	1	1	3	5	7	10	13
300 kcmil	—	—	—	1	1	1	3	4	6	8	11
350 kcmil	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	3	5	7	10
400 kcmil	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	3	5	6	8
500 kcmil	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	2	4	5	7
600 kcmil	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	3	4	6
700 kcmil	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	3	4	5
750 kcmil	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	3	3	5
800 kcmil	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	3	4
900 kcmil	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	3	4
1000 kcmil	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	3	3

Liquidtight Flexible Metal Conduit fill chart — THW / THHW / TW

Older thick-wall thermoplastic insulation without a nylon jacket. Rarely installed new, but it is what you will find in many existing conduits, and it takes considerably more room than THHN.

Maximum THW conductors in Liquidtight Flexible Metal Conduit — 40% fill (53% for one wire, 31% for two)
Wire size	3/8"	1/2"	3/4"	1"	1-1/4"	1-1/2"	2"	2-1/2"	3"	3-1/2"	4"
14 AWG	5	9	15	25	44	57	93	140	215	280	365
12 AWG	4	7	12	19	33	43	71	108	165	215	280
10 AWG	3	5	9	14	25	32	53	80	123	160	209
8 AWG	1	3	5	8	14	18	29	44	68	89	116
6 AWG	1	1	3	5	8	11	18	27	41	53	70
4 AWG	1	1	1	3	6	8	13	20	30	40	52
3 AWG	—	1	1	3	5	7	11	17	26	34	44
2 AWG	—	1	1	2	4	6	9	14	22	29	38
1 AWG	—	—	1	1	3	4	7	10	15	20	26
1/0 AWG	—	—	1	1	2	3	6	8	13	17	23
2/0 AWG	—	—	1	1	1	3	5	7	11	15	19
3/0 AWG	—	—	—	1	1	1	4	6	9	12	16
4/0 AWG	—	—	—	1	1	1	3	5	8	10	13
250 kcmil	—	—	—	1	1	1	3	4	6	8	11
300 kcmil	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	3	5	7	9
350 kcmil	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	3	5	6	8
400 kcmil	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	3	4	6	7
500 kcmil	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	3	5	6
600 kcmil	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	3	4	5
700 kcmil	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	3	4
750 kcmil	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	3	4
800 kcmil	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	3	4
900 kcmil	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	3	3
1000 kcmil	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	2	3

Liquidtight Flexible Metal Conduit fill chart — RHH / RHW-2

Thermoset rubber-type insulation with an outer covering. The bulkiest of the common types; counts drop to roughly half of THHN in small conduit.

Maximum RHW conductors in Liquidtight Flexible Metal Conduit — 40% fill (53% for one wire, 31% for two)
Wire size	3/8"	1/2"	3/4"	1"	1-1/4"	1-1/2"	2"	2-1/2"	3"	3-1/2"	4"
14 AWG	2	4	7	12	21	27	44	66	102	133	173
12 AWG	1	3	6	10	17	22	36	55	84	110	144
10 AWG	1	3	5	8	14	18	29	44	68	89	116
8 AWG	1	1	2	4	7	9	15	23	36	46	61
6 AWG	—	1	1	3	6	7	12	18	28	37	48
4 AWG	—	1	1	2	4	6	9	14	22	29	38
3 AWG	—	1	1	1	4	5	8	13	19	25	33
2 AWG	—	—	1	1	3	4	7	11	17	22	29
1 AWG	—	—	1	1	1	3	5	7	11	14	19
1/0 AWG	—	—	—	1	1	2	4	6	10	13	16
2/0 AWG	—	—	—	1	1	1	3	5	8	11	14
3/0 AWG	—	—	—	1	1	1	3	4	7	9	12
4/0 AWG	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	4	6	8	10
250 kcmil	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	3	4	6	8
300 kcmil	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	2	4	5	7
350 kcmil	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	3	5	6
400 kcmil	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	3	4	6
500 kcmil	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	3	4	5
600 kcmil	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	3	4
700 kcmil	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	3	3
750 kcmil	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	2	3
800 kcmil	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	2	3
900 kcmil	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	3
1000 kcmil	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	3

Liquidtight Flexible Metal Conduit internal diameter and area

Liquidtight Flexible Metal Conduit internal dimensions and allowable fill area
Trade size	Metric designator	Internal dia. (in)	Total area (in²)	1 wire — 53%	2 wires — 31%	Over 2 — 40%	Nipple — 60%
3/8"	12	0.494	0.192	0.102	0.060	0.077	0.115
1/2"	16	0.632	0.314	0.166	0.097	0.126	0.188
3/4"	21	0.830	0.541	0.287	0.168	0.216	0.325
1"	27	1.054	0.873	0.463	0.271	0.349	0.524
1-1/4"	35	1.395	1.528	0.810	0.474	0.611	0.917
1-1/2"	41	1.588	1.981	1.050	0.614	0.792	1.189
2"	53	2.033	3.246	1.720	1.006	1.298	1.948
2-1/2"	63	2.493	4.881	2.587	1.513	1.952	2.929
3"	78	3.085	7.475	3.962	2.317	2.990	4.485
3-1/2"	91	3.520	9.731	5.157	3.017	3.892	5.839
4"	103	4.020	12.692	6.727	3.935	5.077	7.615

Fill limits that apply

Allowable conduit fill (Chapter 9, Table 1 and its notes)
Conductors in the raceway	Maximum fill	Why
1	53%	A single conductor cannot jam, so more of the area can be used.
2	31%	Two conductors lie side by side and wedge easily in bends, so the limit is lowest.
3 or more	40%	The everyday limit. Leaves room to pull and for heat to escape.
Nipple ≤ 24 in.	60%	Short sections between boxes or enclosures; derating for conductor count does not apply either.

Frequently asked questions

How many #12 wires can I put in 1/2-inch Liquidtight Flexible Metal Conduit?

9 conductors of 12 AWG THHN/THWN-2, or 7 of the thicker THW. In 3/4-inch Liquidtight Flexible Metal Conduit the count rises to 16 THHN.

How many #10 wires fit in 1/2-inch Liquidtight Flexible Metal Conduit?

6 conductors of 10 AWG THHN in 1/2-inch, and 10 in 3/4-inch.

What is the inside diameter of 3/4-inch Liquidtight Flexible Metal Conduit?

0.830 inches, giving a total internal area of 0.541 in² and 0.216 in² of usable area at 40% fill.

What is the largest wire that fits in 4-inch Liquidtight Flexible Metal Conduit?

4-inch Liquidtight Flexible Metal Conduit holds 7 conductors of 500 kcmil THHN or 3 of 1000 kcmil.

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