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BV, In your area I think 24" will be deep enough for water line. If
you use plastic (poly pipe) It comes in 100' rolls and is very inexpensive. Some areas require you to bury a length of #12 or larger wire in the trench with the pipe.(so the pipe can be located with a metal detector) You can blow it out in the fall with a compressor or a shop vac. and adding a little rv antifreeze will insure that low spots don't split. Now the electric ..... Most areas of the country do not allow direct burial cable. Use at least 3/4" pvc conduit and pull an extra nylon cord (surveyor's line) through with the wire. That way you can pull more wires in the future when Share-holders Pond needs flood lights or a remote beer cooler to aid in midnight plantings. Each circuit must be GFI protected either at the outlet or the circuit panel. They also sell vinyl tape to put a few inches below the surface to warn future ponders of buried utilities. It sounds like a lot but the trencher does most of the work. -- some photos of my little puddle http://community.webshots.com/user/hankpage1 "Benign Vanilla" wrote in message ... The SO approved me renting a trencher so I can run power and water out to the pond. When I mentioned I could T off and put a spigot in the garden, she instantly approved the rental. Before I do this...Any thoughts? gotchas? wish-I-had-done-this's? BV. |
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On Wed, 26 May 2004 11:20:04 -0400, "Benign Vanilla"
wrote: The SO approved me renting a trencher so I can run power and water out to the pond. When I mentioned I could T off and put a spigot in the garden, she instantly approved the rental. Before I do this...Any thoughts? gotchas? wish-I-had-done-this's? BV. Since you're gonna have the trench open anyway, spend $10 extra and run an extra 1.5 or 2 inch flexible pipe in there. Great for running a phone line or cable TV wire or network cable etc. in later if you get the urge. Mike Patterson Please remove the spamtrap to email me. "I always wanted to be somebody. I should have been more specific..." |
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In article , Mike Patterson
wrote: On Wed, 26 May 2004 11:20:04 -0400, "Benign Vanilla" wrote: The SO approved me renting a trencher so I can run power and water out to the pond. When I mentioned I could T off and put a spigot in the garden, she instantly approved the rental. Before I do this...Any thoughts? gotchas? wish-I-had-done-this's? BV. Since you're gonna have the trench open anyway, spend $10 extra and run an extra 1.5 or 2 inch flexible pipe in there. Great for running a phone line or cable TV wire or network cable etc. in later if you get the urge. Very good idea! jay Wed May 26, 2004 Mike Patterson Please remove the spamtrap to email me. "I always wanted to be somebody. I should have been more specific..." |
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"Benign Vanilla" wrote in message ... The SO approved me renting a trencher so I can run power and water out to the pond. When I mentioned I could T off and put a spigot in the garden, she instantly approved the rental. Before I do this...Any thoughts? gotchas? wish-I-had-done-this's? BV. Make sure you know where any buried utilities are before you start trenching. I'd hate to see you run into a gas line or something equally offensive to one's health. |
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"groovy" wrote in message ... "Benign Vanilla" wrote in message ... The SO approved me renting a trencher so I can run power and water out to the pond. When I mentioned I could T off and put a spigot in the garden, she instantly approved the rental. Before I do this...Any thoughts? gotchas? wish-I-had-done-this's? Probably stating the obvious but, check for buried pipes before starting. My garden is a spiders web of wires and pipes under the surface so I can only dig carefully by hand. We have Miss Utility here in MD. My yard has been marked so many times, I know where everything is. LOL. BV. |
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"tg" wrote in message ... I just did this! The trencher is a real back saver. I did not put mine below the frost line. I will just blow it out with an air compressor in the winter. I used it to add an automatic water top off system to my skimmer. I had to add a pressure regulator to my line because the 90 psi line pressure was blowing the fittings off of my top off system. I regulated it down to 25 psi. You can find them in the water heater or irrigation (drip pressure regulator) areas of Home Depot/Lowes type stores. I trenched mine only 8 inches underground, but as I said, I will blow it out in the fall with an air compressor. I used 3/4" schedule 40 pipe. I am planning on using something flexible. I was worried about the PVC cracking over time as the ground heaved. For the electric, there are codes on the depth of the wire - if contained in conduit you can bury it 6" underground. If using just UF(underground cable) I think it must be at least 24" deep and you should cover with a redwood board as well. Check for your area. Also, conduit and a junction box must be used to transition from inside to underground. Someone recommended getting a roll of yellow tape that says something "underground wiring buried here" a put it above your wiring in the ground. Make sure to use the correct exterior junction boxes and gang outlet boxes. The new ones have a large plastic cover that flips over the front. I have a four gang at my skimmer for the pump and UV lights. Leave enough for low voltage lights and other expansions as well. Note: underwater lights from Malibu must be wired directly to the power pack. I have an electrician in the family. No worries. BV. |
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"Mike Patterson" wrote in message ... On Wed, 26 May 2004 11:20:04 -0400, "Benign Vanilla" wrote: The SO approved me renting a trencher so I can run power and water out to the pond. When I mentioned I could T off and put a spigot in the garden, she instantly approved the rental. Before I do this...Any thoughts? gotchas? wish-I-had-done-this's? BV. Since you're gonna have the trench open anyway, spend $10 extra and run an extra 1.5 or 2 inch flexible pipe in there. Great for running a phone line or cable TV wire or network cable etc. in later if you get the urge. My electrician friend (like a brother to me) and I are both techno-geeks. We have already planned for a CAT5 line, some video cable, and some speaker wire in the trench. Right now, the big hurdle is the trench and it seems the wife is allowing it. The rest will be easy. BV. |
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Xref: kermit rec.ponds:148234
1. Put everything in a conduit so that you can make changes later. And it is much safer anyway. 2. If you need 3/4" conduit, put in 1". If you need 3 conduits, put in 1 more extra. 3. Put in your pull string as you go! 4. Will you ever be in need of gas line down there later. The yellow plastic gas line is incredible! Lay it down now with tracer wire if you think you may ever need gas! Congrats on the SO letting you do this utility extension. -- _______________________________________ "The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is like an eggs-and-ham breakfast: The chicken was 'involved' - the pig was 'committed'." http://community.webshots.com/user/godwino "Benign Vanilla" wrote in message ... "Mike Patterson" wrote in message ... On Wed, 26 May 2004 11:20:04 -0400, "Benign Vanilla" wrote: The SO approved me renting a trencher so I can run power and water out to the pond. When I mentioned I could T off and put a spigot in the garden, she instantly approved the rental. Before I do this...Any thoughts? gotchas? wish-I-had-done-this's? BV. Since you're gonna have the trench open anyway, spend $10 extra and run an extra 1.5 or 2 inch flexible pipe in there. Great for running a phone line or cable TV wire or network cable etc. in later if you get the urge. My electrician friend (like a brother to me) and I are both techno-geeks. We have already planned for a CAT5 line, some video cable, and some speaker wire in the trench. Right now, the big hurdle is the trench and it seems the wife is allowing it. The rest will be easy. BV. |
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"Benign Vanilla" wrote in message ...
The SO approved me renting a trencher so I can run power and water out to the pond. When I mentioned I could T off and put a spigot in the garden, she instantly approved the rental. Before I do this...Any thoughts? gotchas? wish-I-had-done-this's? BV. This may have already been posted but in a lot of states it's illegal to dig with power equipment until you call their, "One Call" number. When you call you tell them where you are and all the utility, pipeline, etc etc people come out and mark where their stuff is. You're usually granted X amount of time to dig before you have to call again. In PA you call and have to wait 3 days for everyone to come out and then you have 10 days to dig. http://www.paonecall.com Believe me when I say that more than enough people have died trenching over power lines they didnt know were there. Sam |
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"Benign Vanilla" wrote in message ...
The SO approved me renting a trencher so I can run power and water out to the pond. When I mentioned I could T off and put a spigot in the garden, she instantly approved the rental. Before I do this...Any thoughts? gotchas? wish-I-had-done-this's? BV. Here's the master list of one call centers for each state: http://www.undergroundinfo.com/ucedi...l04onecall.pdf |
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"Sam Hopkins" wrote in message om... "Benign Vanilla" wrote in message ... The SO approved me renting a trencher so I can run power and water out to the pond. When I mentioned I could T off and put a spigot in the garden, she instantly approved the rental. Before I do this...Any thoughts? gotchas? wish-I-had-done-this's? BV. This may have already been posted but in a lot of states it's illegal to dig with power equipment until you call their, "One Call" number. When you call you tell them where you are and all the utility, pipeline, etc etc people come out and mark where their stuff is. You're usually granted X amount of time to dig before you have to call again. In PA you call and have to wait 3 days for everyone to come out and then you have 10 days to dig. We have Miss Utility in MD. A couple years back we had an invisible fence installed so we had the entire yard marked. We have nothing in our backyard. So unless some utility snuck in, buried some lines, and replanted the grass without me knowing, my trench path is safe. BV. |
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Pretty good link there.
Sam Hopkins wrote: Here's the master list of one call centers for each state: http://www.undergroundinfo.com/ucedi...l04onecall.pdf |
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