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Can you bury coax internet cables above power cables?
I am looking to bury both my main power line and my ethernet lines. I already started the process on both.
When I purchased my home, the meter was in the back of the house with overhead lines, but I ...
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Code requirements for running water, power and sprinkler wire in same trench?
I am having a trench dug that passes through our asphalt driveway (previously a public county road). I am running power to a pump house on the far side and want to run two water lines and sprinkler ...
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How do I place electrical conduit under a creek?
Short version: I need to run 4" PVC electrical conduit under a 4' wide creek where the water is usually 1-4" deep. Code in this area requires cable in conduit to be 18" deep. I do want ...
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Does it matter if my underground conduit overlaps or crosses over existing conduits?
I'm planning on digging a trench for underground electrical conduit. I recently called my state "call before you dig" underground locating service. They finished marking the locations of ...
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How to dig a trench for a cable for a garden office
I'm trying to dig a trench for the electrical cable for a shed/office I'm building in my back garden. This is about 7 m long and should be 0.5 m deep. My soil seems to be about 5 cm of ...
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Trenching requirements for utilities in a outdoors kitchen
I would like to build a small outdoors kitchen, with gas (for the grill), electricity, water and drain - sewage (for a sink).
I spoke this morning with a person in the building department of my city ...
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Clarifying separation of ethernet cables from cables running power (underground)
I have seen a few questions regarding how close ethernet cables can be to power cables without a significant impact on the data. For example:
Can I run CAT5/6 cables parallel to electrical cables?
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Where is electrical trench measured from on slope?
My pool is about 7ft from fence, and i need to dig a trench about 70ft long. About 10ft (will bring pvc at 45 degree angle to fence and out 45 deg to other side of pool) will run along fence and the ...
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Utility trenches to Accessory Dwelling
I live in Georgia and am putting a garage apartment behind my house. It is about 30 - 40 feet from the main house. I would like to know how many different trenches I will have to dig, how deep, and ...
