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Underground Cable - Need for conduit?

Cove Cobain · 2014-03-23 19:00:11

Want to take a power supply from house to new garage recently built. Have a 1/2 inch cable from main box and will have to chase house walls and concerte path in order to get the cable to the garage. The cable is a special underground 1/2 inch thick cable. Somebody has recommended using conduit or pipe to protect the cable…

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23-03-2014 8:00pm

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Cove Cobain

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Want to take a power supply from house to new garage recently built. Have a 1/2 inch cable from main box and will have to chase house walls and concerte path in order to get the cable to the garage. The cable is a special underground 1/2 inch thick cable. Somebody has recommended using conduit or pipe to protect the cable from the concerte, that will be covering the cable, this will be a pain in the ass. Is this highly recommended? or should the cable without protection be ok?

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#2 23-03-2014 8:03pm
Sir Arthur Daley

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You will have to use ducting, bury it over 600mm deep with warning tape layed at 300mm.

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#3 23-03-2014 8:26pm
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1/2inch seems tiny?

swa would be bigger?

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#4 23-03-2014 8:37pm
Sir Arthur Daley

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tomdempsey200 wrote: »

1/2inch seems tiny?

swa would be bigger?

Cant be no bigger than a 2.5 sq if it is a swa.

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