Low Voltage Cable under Driveway

[busman]

Memory was telling me that the minimum cover for landscape lighting (LV) cable was 6 inches, but decided to look at the 2002 code since I had not done one of these in a while. I am trying to decipher why the cover requirement goes UP to 18 inches under a residential driveway. It seems that if a homeowner is safe to put a shovel thru the cable in the garden, then the back-hoe should be safe when tearing up the driveway. Can anyone explain this?

Thanks,

Mark

 

[LarryFine]

Re: Low Voltage Cable under Driveway

Depth minimums are for weight loads as well as physical damage. Driveways are known to carry vehicular traffic from time to time.