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Home  /  Exterior Design  /  Box enclosures – Plastic vs metal

Box enclosures – Plastic vs metal

Hny5rft October 17, 2022 Exterior Design Leave a Comment

An electrical box enclosure is the box type cabinets that are used to protect the electric tools from shock known as electrical box enclosures. The question is which type of electrical boxes we should use for the protection of electric meters. We are going to discuss two types of electrical boxes which are available in the market.

  • Plastic electrical boxes enclosure
  • Metal electrical boxes enclosure

Both of these types have separate types of advantages and disadvantages. Let’s discuss this topic briefly about which type of electrical boxes enclosure is best to use. Find out more information on the right Electric Meter box for your needs at Meterbox.

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Metal electrical boxes enclosure

The metal electrical boxes enclosure is perfect to use as such types of boxes have the following advantages and disadvantages

Advantages

  • Such boxes are more durable
  • Such boxes are stronger
  • Such boxes are more resistant to climatic changes
  • Such boxes don’t crack easily
  • Such boxes don’t swell up
  • Such boxes are perfect in the area of high noise pollution
  • Such boxes have a longer life span
  • Such boxes are resistant to water with proper coating

Disadvantages

Following are the disadvantages of metal electrical enclosures

  • Metal electrical boxes enclosure are costly

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Plastic electrical boxes enclosure

Plastic box enclosure is also good to use in several circumstances. Let’s discuss the advantages of plastic electrical boxes enclosure briefly

Advantages

  • Such boxes don’t require high energy for insertion
  • Such boxes are lightweight
  • Such boxes are highly affordable

Disadvantages

Following are the disadvantages of plastic electrical boxes enclosure

  • Such boxes can crack
  • Such boxes have a short lifespan
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