[AFMUG] strange outage

2021-06-17 Thread Jan-GAMs
We had a strange outage on one of our networks yesterday.  At first we thought it was one customer.  The symptom was very low to non-existent internet traffic.  The complaint was my internet is not working! Upon testing I found that the complaining customer had for a speed test about 0.14kbps

Re: [AFMUG] Handhole / vault recommendation

2021-06-17 Thread Jan-GAMs
If you use plastic bags to squirt the foam into, the foam will not stick to anything and yet form nice little pillow blocks that fit only one way.  Same technique can be used for shipping fragile stuff in boxes or crates On 6/17/21 12:45 PM, Chuck McCown via AF wrote: If you wrapped your splic

Re: [AFMUG] Handhole / vault recommendation

2021-06-17 Thread Carl Peterson
Even better, just get instapak bags and a box that fits your case. Put a slit in the box for the cables exiting the splice case. drop in the bottom instapak. Put the splice case in, add the top instapak. Close the box. Then just burry the whole box. The cardboard will rot of course but when yo

Re: [AFMUG] Handhole / vault recommendation

2021-06-17 Thread Chuck McCown via AF
If you wrapped your splice case and slack loops with film then the foam would not stick. I sure don’t want to have to deal with foam stuck on everything. From: Carl Peterson Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2021 1:26 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Handhole / vault recom

Re: [AFMUG] Handhole / vault recommendation

2021-06-17 Thread Carl Peterson
Instead of a styrofoam block, just get a polyurethane foam injection setup like they use to lift concrete. Squirt some foam around the case, shave the top a few inches below grade, and then cover it with dirt and sod. On Thu, Jun 17, 2021 at 2:00 PM Seth Mattinen wrote: > On 6/17/21 11:21 AM, A

Re: [AFMUG] Handhole / vault recommendation

2021-06-17 Thread Seth Mattinen
On 6/17/21 11:21 AM, Adam Moffett wrote: I used a polyurethane foam like that for a post to hold up two solar panels.  Worked fine there.  Not that brand, something from home depot. Sika PostFix -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com

Re: [AFMUG] Handhole / vault recommendation

2021-06-17 Thread Adam Moffett
I pictured wrapping a case in plastic wrap and just using it as a form to mold some foam into the right shape. .it's all amusing to think about, but I imagine we'll keep buying precast handholes. On 6/17/2021 2:17 PM, James Howard wrote: Haven’t tried it at all but the company website

Re: [AFMUG] Handhole / vault recommendation

2021-06-17 Thread Adam Moffett
I used a polyurethane foam like that for a post to hold up two solar panels.  Worked fine there.  Not that brand, something from home depot. On 6/17/2021 1:44 PM, Josh Luthman wrote: @James that stuff is a complete joke, we tried it for a few posts at customer sites and it was entirely a waste

Re: [AFMUG] Handhole / vault recommendation

2021-06-17 Thread James Howard
Haven't tried it at all but the company website says it's polyurethane. I never thought it looked worth trying for posts but thought it might work to pour it around a splice case to make a foam block like Chuck was talking about. Now that I'm thinking about it though, it wouldn't just be a poc

Re: [AFMUG] Handhole / vault recommendation

2021-06-17 Thread Josh Luthman
@James that stuff is a complete joke, we tried it for a few posts at customer sites and it was entirely a waste of time Josh Luthman 24/7 Help Desk: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Thu, Jun 17, 2021 at 11:35 AM James Howard wrote: > What about using

Re: [AFMUG] Handhole / vault recommendation

2021-06-17 Thread Bill Prince
It's a composite of some kind. The brand is Polylok. https://www.polylok.com/all-products/precast/covers.html bp On 6/17/2021 7:31 AM, Chuck McCown via AF wrote: What is it made from?

Re: [AFMUG] Tracking UG locate requests

2021-06-17 Thread Brian Webster
https://plugins.qgis.org/plugins/ImportPhotos/ This tool can be used to import Geo-Tagged photos (jpg or jpeg) as points to QGIS. The user is able to select a folder with photos and only the geo-tagged photos will be taken. Then a layer will be created which it will contain the name of the picture

Re: [AFMUG] Tracking UG locate requests

2021-06-17 Thread Brian Webster
If you use the theodite apps on your phone cameras they should geotag the photo and date stamp them. I think there are mapping programs and apps (QGIS probably has a plugin for this as well). If you use QGIS and have your underground pant in a mapping file, you can do most of that all in one progra

Re: [AFMUG] Tracking UG locate requests

2021-06-17 Thread Chuck McCown via AF
They do it to us. I do it to them. Especially if I am in the engineering phase I place tickets for geotech soil sampling... Generally the paint and flags last a few weeks, so go put paint back on the old paint. Not sure how we organize photos. Dates from meta data would get you most of the

Re: [AFMUG] Handhole / vault recommendation

2021-06-17 Thread James Howard
What about using something like this? https://www.menards.com/main/building-materials/concrete-cement-masonry/bagged-concrete-cement-mortar/fast-2k-trade-quick-foam-post-anchor-2-9-lb/1894030/p-1526970580634-c-5648.htm?tid=1606715208629456470&ipos=1 From: AF On Behalf Of Chuck McCown via AF Sen

Re: [AFMUG] Tracking UG locate requests

2021-06-17 Thread Mike Hammett
I guess I should have read the entire email before responding. I'm less sure that Diglet would meet what you're looking for. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions Midwest Internet Exchange The Brothers WISP - Original Message - From: "Mike Hammett" To: "Anim

Re: [AFMUG] Tracking UG locate requests

2021-06-17 Thread Mike Hammett
https://www.diglet.net/testimonials - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions Midwest Internet Exchange The Brothers WISP - Original Message - From: "Nate Burke" To: "Animal Farm" Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2021 10:25:31 AM Subject: [AFMUG] Tracking UG locate re

[AFMUG] Tracking UG locate requests

2021-06-17 Thread Nate Burke
For those of you with underground plant, how do you keep track of your Locate requests? In our area, lots of micro 5G cells are being installed, so we have multiple locate requests for the same area. First the City replaces the utility pole, then the Electrician bores in a power feed, then one

Re: [AFMUG] Handhole / vault recommendation

2021-06-17 Thread Bill Prince
Urethane foam will emit toxic gas when cut with a hot wire cutter. bp On 6/17/2021 7:31 AM, Chuck McCown via AF wrote: I would think carve it with a wire cutter.  Polyurethane is pretty expensive foam. 

Re: [AFMUG] Handhole / vault recommendation

2021-06-17 Thread Bill Prince
I have a couple of hot wire cutters left over in the garage attic from when I was building the EZ. bp On 6/17/2021 7:31 AM, Chuck McCown via AF wrote: I would think carve it with a wire cutter.  Polyurethane

Re: [AFMUG] Handhole / vault recommendation

2021-06-17 Thread Chuck McCown via AF
What is it made from? From: Bill Prince Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2021 7:12 AM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Handhole / vault recommendation We got them from a local pipe * culvert supply company. I don't know where they got them, but they are rated at 2500 lb load. bp On 6/16/202

Re: [AFMUG] Handhole / vault recommendation

2021-06-17 Thread Chuck McCown via AF
I would think carve it with a wire cutter. Polyurethane is pretty expensive foam. From: Adam Moffett Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2021 4:04 AM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Handhole / vault recommendation So do you carve a handhole pocket out of a solid block, or mold the styrofoam

Re: [AFMUG] Handhole / vault recommendation

2021-06-17 Thread Chuck McCown via AF
Sorry, wrong post. I was going to make galvanized steel lids. Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 16, 2021, at 11:53 PM, Jason McKemie > wrote: > > What do you use for a lid? > >> On Wednesday, June 16, 2021, Bill Prince wrote: >> Push comes to shove, you could fab your own handhole from corrugat

Re: [AFMUG] Handhole / vault recommendation

2021-06-17 Thread Bill Prince
We got them from a local pipe * culvert supply company. I don't know where they got them, but they are rated at 2500 lb load. bp On 6/16/2021 10:53 PM, Jason McKemie wrote: What do you use for a lid? On Wednesday, June 16

Re: [AFMUG] Handhole / vault recommendation

2021-06-17 Thread Chuck McCown via AF
Dirt and sod. Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 16, 2021, at 11:53 PM, Jason McKemie > wrote: > > What do you use for a lid? > >> On Wednesday, June 16, 2021, Bill Prince wrote: >> Push comes to shove, you could fab your own handhole from corrugated HDPE >> culvert. We use a couple of 24" diame

Re: [AFMUG] Handhole / vault recommendation

2021-06-17 Thread Adam Moffett
So do you carve a handhole pocket out of a solid block, or mold the styrofoam with a handhole pocket built in? I wonder if you could mold your own out of polyurethane foam. https://www.fibreglast.com/product/2lb-Mix-And-Pour-Foam?gclid=Cj0KCQjw5auGBhDEARIsAFyNm9HWb1-WKMvpV4NJobUzWOFaDRUJVW8DnQH