ick Soleil
Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2010 2:16 AM
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One of our installers put a shovel through a length of romex underground
today? Not even direct burial wire!
Nick Soleil
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Advanced Alternative Energy Solutions, LLC
PO Box 6
From: Jeff Oldham
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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 polic
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
Agreed with Dick on this one. First, if you are going the DB route, then you
have to get it down at least 24" instead of 18". No problem some places, a
HUGE problem others. Then there are the burrowing critters like ground
squirrels which love to chew on anything. I have heard that there is som
The insulation on Al cable rated for direct burial is thick and tough. But,
DON'T direct bury it. Carefully pull it into correctly installed PVC conduit.
Use marker tape above the conduit, just below grade.
If you're in an area that doesn't experience ground frost, MAYBE, VERY
CAREFULLY, plant the
Aluminum wire got its bad name during the era when it was use in 15
and 20 amp circuits, with #12 and #10 wire. That stuff is a
nightmare. As an electrician that has cleaned up some of the messes,
I can supply ample horror stories.
#2 and larger sizes of AL work fine. It is important to use
I have used AL wire in DC circuits for 30 years and have never had a problem.
If you carefully follow the protocols for working with AL you should have the
same experience. As pointed out the cost difference can be staggering. I'm
designing an o-t-g 3kW PV system now that has this array 1300' fr
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From: richard.l.rat...@valley.net (Richard L Ratico)
Date: Fri, July 23, 2010 6:
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Dana,
Thanks for the input. Excuse me please, "OG jobs" are?
If the wire had be
Dana,
Thanks for the input. Excuse me please, "OG jobs" are?
If the wire had been copper and didn't melt, but instead continued to arc,
would the resultant heat have eventually started a fire?
What type of splice was it?
Does no one else use Al for DC? Here in rocky Vermont/NH,
we use the same
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