Is innerduct different than duct or conduit?
• Innerduct has become a generic term used to describe most any type of duct, conduit or premise wiring raceway. Conduit and duct usually refer to a stand alone tube vs. innerduct which refers to a duct installed inside of another duct to subdivide that duct into multiple pathways for cables. Larger diameter products are usually called duct. Depending on the context they may be different or the same thing. Conduit is most often used to describe pathways for electrical cables vs. innerduct and duct referring to pathways for fiber optic and telecommunications cables.