I,m burying 2-2" pvc pipes for a doctors office. Service is 120/240 single phase and conduit is under a driveway. According to the code 24" cover is needed. My problem is this, the inspector neither passed nor failed me but insisted right before I reached the power pole , for utility hook up, that I buried these conduits with minimum 36" cover. Should I grab my shovel or argue the point of 24" cover. Does he have the right to make up his own rules beyond the NEC??
Inspector requirement
- Thread starter friday
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- New Jersey
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- Journeyman Electrician (retired)
Re: Inspector requirement
Well does the area that you're working in have any local requirements that exceed or modify the NEC? If not than I say dig your heels in. Not into the ground but into arguing that he can only enforce what's in the book not what's in his head.
Well does the area that you're working in have any local requirements that exceed or modify the NEC? If not than I say dig your heels in. Not into the ground but into arguing that he can only enforce what's in the book not what's in his head.
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- Massachusetts
Re: Inspector requirement
Perhaps a local power company requirement.
Perhaps a local power company requirement.
charlie
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- Indianapolis
Re: Inspector requirement
If it is for our service cables, we require a 36" deep trench. The rules from the NESC match the NEC so it is just our rules. I suspect that Bob is correct in his assessment.
If it is for our service cables, we require a 36" deep trench. The rules from the NESC match the NEC so it is just our rules. I suspect that Bob is correct in his assessment.
bphgravity
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- Florida
Re: Inspector requirement
Most of the utility companies in this area also require a minimum of 36" for service laterals.
Most of the utility companies in this area also require a minimum of 36" for service laterals.
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