electrofelon
Senior Member
- Location
- Cherry Valley NY, Seattle, WA
With PVC prices thru the roof, I am looking at alternatives for physical protection of underground conductors. Lets say the wire is direct bury so it doesnt need to be any sort of NEC approved conduit. Lets also assume we are talking very rocky soil so just direct burying without any protection is not a good idea. Lets also throw in the option of "sleeving" whatever the stuff we have over the wire instead of pulling thru a made up system. For the sake of discussion say we are talking long runs. I have one coming up that is 1000', another is 2000'
Sand: Sand is a total PIA IMO and not a great option.
SDR-35 4" sewer pipe. A bit thinner than sched 40 but I think would provide plenty of protection. Cant believe how much cheaper it is that sched 40 elec conduit. lowes has it for $13 per 10 foot stick when bought in bulk. They appear to have good stock in various stores in my area. kinda overkill size wise for many things. Too bad they dont have it in 2 or 3 inch.
Any other ideas?
Sand: Sand is a total PIA IMO and not a great option.
SDR-35 4" sewer pipe. A bit thinner than sched 40 but I think would provide plenty of protection. Cant believe how much cheaper it is that sched 40 elec conduit. lowes has it for $13 per 10 foot stick when bought in bulk. They appear to have good stock in various stores in my area. kinda overkill size wise for many things. Too bad they dont have it in 2 or 3 inch.
Any other ideas?