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Title: PVC Electrical Conduit Question
Post by: MountainDon on July 11, 2008, 10:26:32 PM
Buried electrical conduit is considered a wet location even though it is glued together and buried in dry condition. For that reason all wires/cables installed in the conduit must be "wet" rated. My question is this. Is there a provision of some sort made at a low point to provide drainage? I've never seen such a thing but the question popped into my mind just now.

Title: Re: PVC Electrical Conduit Question
Post by: glenn kangiser on July 12, 2008, 12:39:55 AM
Will it provide drainage or a fill point?

I have put in quite a bit of conduit - phone co - power lines etc, and have never seen any provision for drainage - except into manholes etc, but if they flooded they became a major problem water source.
Title: Re: PVC Electrical Conduit Question
Post by: MountainDon on July 12, 2008, 12:59:38 AM
Quote from: glenn kangiser on July 12, 2008, 12:39:55 AM
Will it provide drainage or a fill point?

That's what I wondered.  :D

I'll just be sure to glue the joints securely.   :)   If water backs up and flows out the upper end, then I'll worry.

Sometimes I think too much.  ::)
Title: Re: PVC Electrical Conduit Question
Post by: glenn kangiser on July 12, 2008, 01:17:06 AM
There you go. :)
Title: Re: PVC Electrical Conduit Question
Post by: JRR on July 12, 2008, 09:35:00 AM
"Analysis Paralysis".  My dear one says I have a chronic case of it!
Title: Re: PVC Electrical Conduit Question
Post by: glenn kangiser on July 12, 2008, 10:38:16 AM
Sometimes I stop and think for long periods of time - fits your description, JRR.  Just staring and thinking -saying nothing -- staring blankly off into space.  But the wheels are moving a million miles an hour.

Note that in this period of total seemingly braindead , non-responsive inactivity, I am doing the job of the designer, architect, draftsman and engineer, so I am actually saving tons of money.  Our wives need to learn to recognize this as a period of meditation and light trance of creativity.  Not a lazy braindead stupor. [crz]

That is why it may take us a few moments - or minutes to respond as we shift out of that deep inspired thought, to answer a totally unrelated question.  Us guys are like an extremely advanced super computer. ::)
Title: Re: PVC Electrical Conduit Question
Post by: ScottA on July 12, 2008, 10:44:37 AM
QuoteUs guys are like an extremely advanced super computer.

For some reason I go into sleep mode alot. Maybe that's a form of advanced computing.
Title: Re: PVC Electrical Conduit Question
Post by: glenn kangiser on July 12, 2008, 10:47:40 AM
I think so --- sleep mode and Hibernating. rofl

Title: Re: PVC Electrical Conduit Question
Post by: lockman on July 12, 2008, 10:22:57 PM
When I had my underground electric ran, they didn't even put any kind of weather head on the conduit where it goes up the pole.