pull'n cable

[schmism]

ya it would be nice if they were 2' deep.

but then again that means i have to spend another $100 and 3hrs of time to rent a trencher.

half of them are temporary as the trailer that 2 of the runs come from, will be gone in a few years once we have the house built. So at that point when im forced to redo the system, i may consider puting them deeper.

 

[MReeb]

Not to be the ***** of the group but did you pull the same romex through your trenches that you have looped on your ripper? It looks like it is just standard NM THHN.
Usually burial romex has a grey type sheath and has a UF type part number. UF stands for underground feed. It has a different sheathing on it that is designed to keep water out and keep the conductors from touching if they are pinched together (to a certain extent).

 

[aczlan]

Not to be the ***** of the group but did you pull the same romex through your trenches that you have looped on your ripper? It looks like it is just standard NM THHN.
Usually burial romex has a grey type sheath and has a UF type part number.

this picture: http://www.snjschmidt.com/pics/05-28-08/DSC03515 (Large).jpg appears to show UF grey romex being pulled, not the white (14/2?) that is looped around the drawbar.


Aaron Z

 

[schmism]

as this was liked in the other thread.... though i would answer the question.


both the spool of wire on the draw bar and the stuff hooked up are both direct bury NM (the grey stuff)

the NM hooked up was from a new roll. the stuff spooled up on the draw bar is from an old spool was probabily5 years old that has been hanging on the wall. Might help explain the color diff.

That weekend I put in 4 runs. Barn to incoming power pole for outside recpt and overhead light. barn to chicken coupe. trailer to pool deck for outside recpt and pump motor, and trailer to well pump (really an outside recpt)

All have worked great with no problems.

I also ended up trading a few round bales of hay from my front field for the ripper you see in the pics. (there are actually 2 shanks, i just removed one for the wire pulling)

 

[beerballer]

I hope people reading this are smarter than to bury electric lines this shallow. Great idea in theory but the codes specify a certain depth for a reason.... I believe it is 24" for direct burial and 18" in ridgid conduit.

 

[kennyd]

I hope people reading this are smarter than to bury electric lines this shallow. Great idea in theory but the codes specify a certain depth for a reason.... I believe it is 24" for direct burial and 18" in ridgid conduit.

Not for 120v GFCI protected lines

Oh, and Welcome to TBN

 

[Long0]

Not for 120v GFCI protected lines

Oh, and Welcome to TBN

Per 300.5 of the NEC - Direct bury cables used for one and two family dwelling driveways and outdoor parking areas must be at 18" - this would also include landscaped areas such as yards. It does not matter if they are GFCI protected but hopefully they are because all the locations mentioned need to have GFCI protection.

 

[Mauser12]

Single Tine Ripper 3-Point Pipelayer Attachment | Agri Supply 73622

Attaches to a subsoiler to lay pipe or wire.

 

[Charlesaf3]

Single Tine Ripper 3-Point Pipelayer Attachment | Agri Supply 73622

Attaches to a subsoiler to lay pipe or wire.

Yeah, I have that. It's ok. Really tough to get things deep, ok for shallow. I ended up getting it welded on which helps a lot