I used to have a customer who direct buried his own AL wire with a trencher, no sand or conduit for about 600' several years ago. It failed and now I am the bad guy, it is amazing how many people he has told that I did it.
Lessons learned, avoid aluminum, use conduit and don't let the customer do it. I also have seen romex buried with a shovel tip 2" below the surface. Just another experience for the mental file cabinet. Later, Bob Ellison From: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Nick Soleil Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2010 2:16 AM To: RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] AL wire with DC One of our installers put a shovel through a length of romex underground today? Not even direct burial wire! Nick Soleil Project Manager Advanced Alternative Energy Solutions, LLC PO Box 657 Petaluma, CA 94953 Cell: 707-321-2937 Office: 707-789-9537 Fax: 707-769-9037 _____ From: Jeff Oldham <starpowe...@juno.com> To: re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Sent: Wed, July 28, 2010 1:31:16 PM Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] AL wire with DC IMHO one should never ever direct bury ANY class of wire, it can be a very expensive gamble making the cost of your conduit "insurance policy" an absolute bargain. This is one of the DIY'ers #1 mistake in UG wire runs. >From the Solar, Wind and Hydro powered office of Jeff Oldham/Regenerative SOLutions ____________________________________________________________ <http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3132/4c5093aa196624f4bf8st02vuc> Penny Stock Soaring 3000% Sign up for Free to find out what the next 3000% Stock Winner Is! <http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3132/4c5093aa196624f4bf8st02vuc> PennyStocksUniverse.com
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