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ivsenroute
11-07-2008, 01:02 PM
Potential customer wants power to his shed which he describes as being approximately 10' from his house. (no zoning comments, not relevant)

Anyway I tell him there is only 10' of trenching and he immediately tells me "no digging" my house is on a rock so I want you to run conduit overhead.

No can do due to support issues unless I get real creative.

Any ideas? It is probably more than 10' but I am not looking at the job until Monday.
480sparky
11-07-2008, 01:17 PM
I would be more concerned with the movement relative to the two structures instead of support.
tonyou812
11-07-2008, 01:26 PM
Tough call without any pictures
Loffgren
11-07-2008, 01:51 PM
Tri-Plex Wire...Dunno
jmsbrush
11-07-2008, 02:11 PM
Potential customer wants power to his shed which he describes as being approximately 10' from his house. (no zoning comments, not relevant)

Anyway I tell him there is only 10' of trenching and he immediately tells me "no digging" my house is on a rock so I want you to run conduit overhead.

No can do due to support issues unless I get real creative.

Any ideas? It is probably more than 10' but I am not looking at the job until Monday.

What does the customer mean by a rock?
Your the Ec, you make the call.
I know it would not look the greatest, but you can take a piece of unistrut cut it to length, attach it to the two structures with L brackets and run your conduit on that.
mikeames
11-07-2008, 02:15 PM
Use that wireless power. Ha
480sparky
11-07-2008, 02:20 PM
Use that wireless power. Ha

Like this (http://powercastco.com/)??:wink:
ivsenroute
11-07-2008, 02:35 PM
Unistrut or a guy wire is an option. I will know better when I get to see the place on Monday. I'll even take some photos.

Now I remember why I left residential work for industrial & commercial a long time ago.
mikeames
11-09-2008, 04:00 PM
Like this (http://powercastco.com/)??:wink:

That's what I was joking at. Great for low power stuff......not a shed..... at least not as of now.
ceknight
11-09-2008, 04:05 PM
ideas?

Tell him to run an extension cord to it when he needs to work there. :)
Cow
11-09-2008, 04:22 PM
Tri-Plex Wire...Dunno

120v only?

A couple masts and aerial wire or span it with conduit seem to be your only choices. Need pics.:wink:
Greg Swartz
11-10-2008, 02:16 AM
Unistrut or a guy wire is an option. I will know better when I get to see the place on Monday. I'll even take some photos.
Those were the 2 options I was going to suggest.

Now I remember why I left residential work for industrial & commercial a long time ago.
Now there... you only get paid more for commercial work, and have to deal with less heartaches... who says that's always a good thing...

When you tell him your ideas and price, I bet you don't get the job...
The old phrase: "But the shed itself cost less than this!" will come up...
TOOL_5150
11-10-2008, 02:26 AM
The old phrase: "But the shed itself cost less than this!" will come up...

Not ALL sheds are cheap. :D I cant name drop because it would be considered advertising.

~Matt
ivsenroute
11-11-2008, 01:51 AM
Yeah, definitely rock. The pinnacle of one of them rises up between the house and shed so digging is not an option. Overhead making a 10' span is the only option that is feasible.

The work on the hot tub is easy. The electrician who originally installed it never put a disconnect outside within site so I just have to add one. The feeder breaker is gfci so the disconnect does not have to be. I can just tie that in on the outside where the conduit exits the building.

The shed work is also easy once I get the power out there. The only issue is that they want an existing light on the deck to control the new outside light on the shed which is not a technical problem but a PITA to do.

Anyway I will give him a price today and see how long it takes to get back to me if at all.