stand over them when theyre putting it in to make sure they dont just randomly toss it in the open trench. you dont want it toning out at a different depth/horizontal because it coiled up. especially if theyre doing a wide trench excavation.
On Mon, Jan 9, 2023 at 11:39 AM Chuck McCown via AF <af@af.afmug.com> wrote: > All these seem to be UF > https://www.plumbersstock.com/water-works/tracer-wire.html > > *From:* Carl Peterson > *Sent:* Monday, January 9, 2023 10:18 AM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Direct bury tracer wire reccomendations/experience. > > We specced safe-trace with 1800lb pullback strength for our current > project and will likely makenthat the standard for anything drilled in > moving forward. Not sure it is overkill. > > On Mon, Jan 9, 2023 at 11:05 AM Chuck McCown via AF <af@af.afmug.com> > wrote: > >> 14 gauge is rugged and will last. I think the gas company out here uses >> 14 gauge. 20 gauge on up is not terribly strong. UDOT recently changed >> their spec for the tracer molded into MD7 microduct from 20 gauge to 14 >> gauge. >> >> *From:* Josh Luthman >> *Sent:* Monday, January 9, 2023 9:37 AM >> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Direct bury tracer wire >> reccomendations/experience. >> >> Don't you have some random copper laying around? Our fiber tracer wire >> is 24 awg. Just place the conductive wire in the same hole as the >> water/sewer lines. The color is kind of pointless but I guess you could >> spend the money and follow the rules *shrug*. >> >> If the wire ends the locate ends. Why not just extend the wire with the >> new pipe? >> >> 14 gauge seems like way too big if you ask me, that's a lot of money down >> that new sewer line. >> >> On Mon, Jan 9, 2023 at 11:31 AM Forrest Christian (List Account) < >> li...@packetflux.com> wrote: >> >>> I'm working on doing specs for a project (home) which will require >>> burying new water and sewer lines on the property. >>> >>> I'm tired of not being able to locate these after they're buried so I >>> plan on having the contractor bury some tracer wire along with the plumbing. >>> >>> I've learned that the best option for things like this is to either spec >>> or provide exactly what I want buried. Otherwise you'll end up with some >>> inexperienced contractor which installs something which won't work. >>> >>> Apparently the choices for tracer wire are far more varied than I had >>> expected. Insulation, metal type, gauge, color, and so on. >>> >>> It looks like 14AWG copper HMWPE might be what I'm looking for. But >>> there are other options as well. Does any of this work better or is less >>> (or more) likely to be damaged in a way which makes it untraceable? I'm >>> assuming green and blue will be needed for sewer and water. >>> >>> I don't think the following will apply, but there is also the >>> possibility that at least one of the lines won't terminate at one end >>> anywhere that we can poke the wire up above the ground (tapping into >>> existing line) I'm assuming that one can resolve this by laying a ground >>> rod in the trench and terminating to that. >>> >>> Any other things I should watch for here? >>> -- >>> AF mailing list >>> AF@af.afmug.com >>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>> >> ------------------------------ >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> > > > -- > > Carl Peterson > > *PORT NETWORKS* > > 401 E Pratt St, Ste 2553 > > Baltimore, MD 21202 > > (410) 637-3707 > > ------------------------------ > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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