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Are there any burial depth requirements for a 1" PVC raceway run underground and under a one family dwelling driveway? The PVC will have Verizon FiOS fiber optic cable in it.
PVC FiOS Conduit Under Driveway
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petersonra
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It seems to me that would be covered by 90.2(B)(4)
Joe Villani
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I would double check the conduit size.
From what I recall the minimum size for FIOS is 1-1/2.
Everything is pre-made.
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If by Verizon and ahead of the demark then its not under the Scope of the NEC.
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Even if it was covered by the NEC, it would be covered by Article 800, and 300.5 is not referenced in 800.
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That was my thought as well but in a recent discussion with another sparky he told me that he thought that 300.5 did apply. When I look at that table I don't see anything that's applicable. As others have stated this is likely outside of the purview of the NEC anyway.
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- retired electrician
For anything in Chapters 1-7 to apply to a Chapter 8 installation, the rule in those previous chapters my be specifically cited in the Chapter 8 Article.
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You might be correct I read somewhere that it has to do with the ends already on the fiber. For a company as big as Verizon is the details that are readily available on the internet are scarce.
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Sorry I forgot that in Washington we have a state rule that the chapter 8 wiring has to comply with the burial depth requirements of Chapter 3
And while it can be shallower, many expect direct buried to be down 24"...homeowner may dig for a fence post and hit the fiber-etc. Of course they are on the hook if they did not call locates.
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There was a PI that would make Chapter 8 like 5-7 are now, that was accepted at the CMP meetings, but that is subject to the actual ballot results that will be published in early July.
petersonra
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what a horrible idea. what we have now is fine. there is no safety hazards that this change would resolve.
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