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Questions tagged [underground]

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Can I pour concrete over a PVC sewer pipe without damaging it?

I'm currently in the process of digging a hole in my front yard to install a flag pole. The dimensions of the hole are 16" deep and 24" in diameter. Once I reached my 16" depth, I discovered my PVC sewer pipe that runs from my house to the street.…
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What metal is most suitable for a ladder submerged in an underground water tank?

I need a ladder in my underground water tank at home, to enable easy access for cleaning and maintenance operations. The water from the underground tank is used for drinking, apart from other household chores. What would be the most suitable metal…
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Can I have utility location done well in advance of a fence project?

Disclaimer: Before any work is done I'm going to have all utility companies come out to properly mark the utility locations. I'm looking to get a fence installed by a fence company. However, in order to do that, I need to cut down 3 trees that are…
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How to bury electrical wiring

I know I can run indoor wire underground as long as it is protected in something, but can I use a water hose to run it through instead of conduit or PVC?
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Hole dug from underneath basement floor

Something has chewed or clawed its way through the basement floor. Our basement is underground obviously. What would be 5 or more feet underneath the ground and chew through a concrete floor? I found it when I pulled back a rug covering the…
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PEX vs PE coiled pipe for underground use

I couldn't find exactly a direct answer; what should be used for an outside, buried water line? I've seen mention of using PEX, but had the black polyethylene pipe recommended. I'm curious because I need to put in two 60 ft runs of pipe. I'll have…
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Buying a House On Underground Spring. What to do?

My fiancé and I are under contract on a new home which we are concerned it might be built on an underground spring. There are two sump pumps in the house, on opposite corners of the house. Both times we have seen the house was after a few days of no…
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What's the easiest way to cut a chunk out of a buried railroad tie?

I'm in the process of digging holes for concrete piers (for a small deck - nothing fancy) and on my last hole I came across what appears to be an underground railroad tie (or some other huge piece of wood with a sticky tar on it). Here's a picture:…
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Can I run a 50 amp circuit underground?

I need to run a 50 amp circuit (120/240V) from a shed to a travel trailer that is permanently in place. The previous trailer had 30 amp 120V service running underground to a mounted/covered outlet under the trailer and then the standard trailer…
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Burying multiple circuits in one trench

I'm in the process of running a circuit from the panel in my garage to an equipment area for a koi pond I built. Because of some rock at about 16 inches depth in part of the run, I'm taking advantage of the code allowance for 12" depth for the…
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How can I repair an underground gutter drain pipe broken at the face of a concrete slab?

I can't use couplers because there's cement around the pvc pipes. Its cracked right to the curb. How do I fix it?
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What is this cable popping out of my lawn?

There's a black cable cutting diagonally across one side of my front lawn (askew to my house, not going towards it, also not going towards the local electric transformer or my neighbor's house). The roots of a large tree seem to be pushing it out of…
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Can I use a ground rod as an equipment ground for a detached garage?

I'm in a bit of a dilemma. The house we bought has a detached garage supplied by 12/3 UF with ground. The previous owner/handyman set this up as a multiwire branch circuit (MWBC) with a twist: one of the conductors is fed from the main panel in…
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Seeking good method to locate short on buried AC power cable

We have experienced a failure or short in one leg of a buried 3 wire 2.0-gauge aluminum cable that runs 150’ from our house to a detached garage (2 hots and a neutral, no ground -USE-2 RHH 60 MIL XLP). I hope to locate and repair the short and am…
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Conduit Underground - Ways for tunneling under obstructions?

I'm running into a situation where it's increasingly difficult to bury this PVC underground 18" in some spots due to massive tree roots. Changing directions and/or destroying the roots isn't an option. The isolated roots are easy enough to tunnel…
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