drm
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After much frustration I have decided to post our phone line saga.
A few weeks ago, we were plowing the field along our drive and struck the phone line. About a third of the 800’ of phone line going through our field was dug up (total length of line is almost 1200’). I measured the depth of the exposed phone line to be 8” not 18” – 24” that it was supposed to be installed (the phone co. contracted the install). Several conversations and I now have a “temporary” phone line running on the ground along the driveway from the pole to the house (1200’).
To get a permanent line installed again the phone company originally stated that I would need to dig a trench 24” deep (here we go again see below) and place a 2” PVC pipe with pull line for the new phone line to be installed in the field. We only plow 10 to 12 inches deep. Why the PVC pipe requirement?
After meeting with the local supervisor and contractor that did the original install they are going to plow in the portion of the phone line that is in the field and splice it at each end. Is this going to hold up? How deep is it going to be this time? I have been assured that it will be 18” to 24” deep. When I questioned about the original installation I was told that it was “within tolerance”. Are we going to deal with this every year? It took two months last fall to get phone service and we now have a line lying on the ground for the last two months. Seems to me that the phone co. should put a new line in since that original was not installed correctly.
Do any of the phone guys out there have an opinion? Will the splices work? How good is an in ground box? Can the box support tractor loads? They will be at the ends of our field along our drive.
Thanks for any suggestions...Derek
A few weeks ago, we were plowing the field along our drive and struck the phone line. About a third of the 800’ of phone line going through our field was dug up (total length of line is almost 1200’). I measured the depth of the exposed phone line to be 8” not 18” – 24” that it was supposed to be installed (the phone co. contracted the install). Several conversations and I now have a “temporary” phone line running on the ground along the driveway from the pole to the house (1200’).
To get a permanent line installed again the phone company originally stated that I would need to dig a trench 24” deep (here we go again see below) and place a 2” PVC pipe with pull line for the new phone line to be installed in the field. We only plow 10 to 12 inches deep. Why the PVC pipe requirement?
After meeting with the local supervisor and contractor that did the original install they are going to plow in the portion of the phone line that is in the field and splice it at each end. Is this going to hold up? How deep is it going to be this time? I have been assured that it will be 18” to 24” deep. When I questioned about the original installation I was told that it was “within tolerance”. Are we going to deal with this every year? It took two months last fall to get phone service and we now have a line lying on the ground for the last two months. Seems to me that the phone co. should put a new line in since that original was not installed correctly.
Do any of the phone guys out there have an opinion? Will the splices work? How good is an in ground box? Can the box support tractor loads? They will be at the ends of our field along our drive.
Thanks for any suggestions...Derek