EddieWalker
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Rhunt, where do you live? I remember being afraid to do anything on my home when I lived in CA. Sad that there are so many places in the country like that.
trenching utilities to barn
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EddieWalker
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Didn't mean anything by it. Just really nice living in a part of the country that does not have any code, permits or inspections outside of city limits. It's your land and you can do what you want. Having said that, I believe in building to code because it's a proven minimum way to do things correctly. I just don't have to ask permission, pay any fees and wait around for somebody to come out and tell me I can continue
dalroo
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Rhunt, that would be the process for incorporated areas, but not for my project outside of city or town. There is not even a code enforcement office listed on the county website. Texas is pretty loose on what can be done by a landowner on their own property. Heck, I'm not even sure if a contractor would pull any permits for building a barn.
Eddie, I'm with you on asking permission, etc. However, I having been an electrical contractor for well over 30 some years, I have seen just about everything imaginable with homeowners, general contractors and others who think they know how to do electrical work. If you feel that your work is good enough, then a permit should be no problem, right? I am not saying all, but more so than not, have failed miserably. That is why I have asked the question regarding permits, it is the safety issue. Just my experience. Bob
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Make no mistake, the permit process in the two Kalifornia jurisdictions I have experience with is a joke, nothing more than revenue collection. Submit your plans, pay your money, do the work, and at the end of the job an inspector shows up, signs a card, and goes away. Never looked at ANYTHING. Even after I asked them to. I have nothing against working to code, and like Eddy sez, it's a good minimum standard, but I believe if the county/city is going to take money from me they should at least attempt to do something to earn it. Instead all they do is use the proceeds to further a useless bureaucracy. :smiley_aafz:
Red Neck, I could not agree with you more, it is a sad state when you have a corrupt building department and incompetent inspectors! It is the public which suffers. In NJ where I contracted, the inspection process was very good for the most part, their inspectors were really on the ball, at least those which I dealt with. In electrical work, it is very important to have it done properly, to code, by competent personnel. It is all about fire prevention and safety. These are the reasons for the inspections. Bob
buickanddeere
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Run the direct burial in a conduit , two live lines, insulated neutral and a ground. Two ground roads at remote panel and tie service ground together on the ground block. Neutral goes to it's own block which sits isolated from the ground system. Your livestock don't need shocks while drinking from a water bowl.
Qapla
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If you had a hard time getting a trench with an EZ-Trench Ground Saw, there must have been something wrong with that machine (or operator error). We use one every day to dig several hundred feet of trench. We dig through grass, dirt with clay, debris buried by builders, tree roots, cement overspill, among other things - and seldom find a place we cannot put a trench. Most of our trenches are 10" to 12" deep (max depth for the EZ is 13")
