AZ Electrical Code

[therealjakeg]

Anyone know how deep I need to bury conduit for just 110V to my back yard and was wondering how deep I need to have it for my schematics for the prints for permit.
All help appreciated.
GJ4Life..

 

[Charles (in GA)]

18" for non-metalic conduit, 24" for direct burial cables such as UF or USE. A single residential GFCI protected (protected prior to entering the ground) 120V 20A circuit can be 12" deep.

Charles

 

[racefab57]

Also check with locals for this to be sure.DR

 

[tfi racing]

If in doubt,just dig your trench deeper.Remember these are minimum depths in the code,you can always go further,especially in a heavy traffic area.

 

[convx4]

THIS SITE HAS SAVED MY *** THREE TIMES.

http://www.municode.com/Resources/online Library.asp

I have had problems when ever I want to build. The easy thing for the neighbors to do is call the code inspecter. They don't like me. Long story short, I was accused of being a lawyer and not disclosing it in court. It seemed that I was able to site the ordnances better than the code inspecter, and prostituting attorney.

Bill

 

[therealjakeg]

Thanks everyone I am already batteling with the inspectors. Its just a shade struture and some electrical and they want a permit. The power I can understand but the 120 sf patio needing a permit is too much... Crazy will let everyone know how it works out...

 

[plain2car]

good luck on the issues, i live in chandler & i can understand what you are dealing with! try to keep us up to date as you find things out.... by the way i thought that i was the real & only jake!! (lol)

 

[toadjammer]

Some areas have code that if a building isn't conected to the ground, such as posts or anchors going into the ground, it is considered a movable structure and not needing a permit. Along this same path you may be able to seperate the electrical issue from the builing issue if the elec. was put on a pole seperat from the structure as long as the elec. wasn't directly hooked to the building till after it passed inspection.

 

[therealjakeg]

Well I have everything turmed in to the TOQC (town of queen creek) now and I am awaiting the engineers approval. what a bunch of bull ****.... Its a 120 sf patio thtats crazy. QC is the only ones that require this permitting. anyways. I will keep everyone up to date.