How to Bend a Conduit With a Level

Bending conduit is a bit of an art form. The bend must be placed in the conduit at the proper location or you will waste time and money trimming the conduit to fit the space. The most common type of conduit bender for homeowners to use is the hand bender. A hand bender is made up of a long handle and a curved head. Many hand benders have angle markings on the head so you know when you have bent conduit to your required angle. However, you can double-check the 90-degree bend with a level to ensure the bender's accuracy.

Tape measure
Conduit
Permanent marker
Hand bender
Level

Instructions

- 1
  Measure the distance from your electrical box's knockout hole to the corner or the location which will be the center of the 90-degree bend. Transfer this measurement to a piece of conduit and mark it with a permanent marker.
- 2
  Insert the conduit into the hole in the hand bender's curved head. Hold the end of the conduit nearest you in place with your foot.
- 3
  Pull back on the conduit's handle. Continue to pull until the conduit lines up with the 90-degree mark on the hand bender's curved head. Stop bending and slide the conduit out of the hand bender.
- 4
  Lay a level on one of the conduit's ends. Check if the conduit is level. Move the level to the conduit's other end and check that that end is level. Insert the conduit back in the hand bender and adjust the bend as necessary. Once both ends are level, you have a perfect 90-degree bend.

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