Acceptable use in conduit?

[ebasista]

Can you put overhead service drop wire in conduit for an underground shop feed?

Specifically I'm talking about wire like what is linked here
http://customcable.thomasnet.com/item/aluminum-cable/d-service-drop-cable-duplex-triplex-and-quadruplex/29005?&seo=110

I made the mistake of buying this wire and now I'm stuck figuring out if I can use it for my purposes.

Specifically this is the vendor/wire I purchased
http://www.nassaunationalcable.com/Aluminum_Service_Drop.html and its the "Terrier" cable.

I would want to use three sets of the duplex wire (hot 1, hot 2, neutral all shielded, and a bare strand as the ground)





Thanks

 

[walrus]

Can you put overhead service drop wire in conduit for an underground shop feed?

It says you can direct bury it so...
I'd email the vendor and ask the question

 

[ArthurPE]

it says OK for ducts (I'm assuming duct banks, concrete encased conduit, usually PVC)
so should be OK in conduit alone...

 

[mrb]

unless its the version that says 'USE-2' on it, you cant use it at all. If it does say USE on it, you can use it but the cable cannot enter a building. I think there is also a problem of using two cables to achieve the 4 conductors needed. I know if they were jacketed cables you couldnt do it, but twisted -I dont know. I would guess no, since a cable is a cable. I dont get where youre talking about using 3 sets though...could you explain better?

 

[ArthurPE]

3 cables
1 for L1
1 for L2
1 for N
common the grounds I guess?

after reading a bit more...get new cable...triplex or indivudual conductors...

 

[mrb]

3 cables
1 for L1
1 for L2
1 for N
common the grounds I guess?

after reading a bit more...get new cable...triplex or indivudual conductors...

need to run a ground too, so he needs 4 conductors. Quad, or individual conductors. My recommendation is individual conductors.

 

[ArthurPE]

need to run a ground too, so he needs 4 conductors. Quad, or individual conductors. My recommendation is individual conductors.

I think he plans on using the bare carrier in each bundle as the ground...
he needs new cable/conductor

 

[mrb]

I think he plans on using the bare carrier in each bundle as the ground...
he needs new cable/conductor

ahhh ok, now I see what he wants to do. He just needs to get the right wire.

 

[ebasista]

Thanks for the responses. Looks like I just wasted 500 dollars on wire. Better to be safe than sorry i would assume.