Sleaving SER in PVC

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Is there anything thing in the code that would prevent pulling SER in PVC? I personally wouldn't do more than sleave 5-10 feet. I'm not sure it is against the NEC as long as you can get a cross section and figure conduit fill.
 
i couldn't find any code against it. however i don't think you can use it if what you're doing requires an insulated grounding conductor, such as a mobile home. others correct me if i'm wrong.
 
It would be buried i the dirt. I know from experience that this will create a wet environment in all probability but if installed well it could still be dry..
 
wireman71 said:
It would be buried i the dirt. I know from experience that this will create a wet environment in all probability but if installed well it could still be dry..
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Many here would say that it is a code violation, because article 338 states that SE cable is for use aboveground. I would not do this for a permanent installation, but I do not believe it is a violation, since there is no specific prohibition from installing it underground.
 
Here is a long thread in which I was a firm believer in se cable in conduit underground being legal. Later I have changed my evil ways baby. I think it is not code compliant. Here is the thread
 
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Nice, I'll have to check it out. Besides the obvious PIA of pulling it in. I won't do it for the most part but you know some of those other guys..
 
Is the SER aluminum? Can't put that in the ground unless it is URD type cable. If you have URD I don't think there is any problem putting that in PVC.
 
I haven't ever really looked at the conductors in SER. Wonder if it is just USE that is sleaved? Next time I have some I'm going to see what it is.
 
ANy SER cable I have seen is Aluminum.

The URD (Under ground Residential Distribution cable) cable comes braided. Three conductors with water proof jacket for direct burial.
 
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ANy SER cable I have seen is Aluminum.

The URD (Under ground Residential Distribution cable) cable comes braided. Three conductors with water proof jacket for direct burial.
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The problem is not the insulated conductors but the bare aluminum conductor. It will eventually fail .
 
Oh man, I've got that tingling in my gut... it's like watching a car accident about to happen, and there's nothing you can do to stop it... tractor trailer goes around the bend of the freeway and starts to tip... 38 cars all slam on their brakes... and... and...

What does "undergound" mean again? :roll: :grin: :grin: :grin:
 
Actually, by the end, it started to seem that the argument actually was more concerned about the definition of "above-ground." You know, when I look back on a lot of disputes in my life similar to this one, I usually find that the disagreements were caused more by a case of poorly definited terminology rather than a difference of ideas.
 
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