Deteriorated service conduit to Meter

[Russell_Reid]

It's done. Took about 45 minutes. They cut back to good conduit, spliced on new conductors, and ran all through a new slip joint conduit. Ignore the ground rod sitting on the ground. That one is for the defunct rooftop solar system that is stacked in the yard waiting to get sold off. The original panel ground wasn't touched. I will have my electrician confirm that when he returns to finish the outbuilding service.

 

[sparky 1971]

The local CO-OP requires the customer supply the conduit for the riser from the grouond to the meter. They also require a slip meter riser to try to stop the issue of ground settlement ripping the conduit from the meter socket.

When they install the customer supplied conduit wrong and when the ground settles it pulls out will they fix it?

 

[wyliesdiesels]

Do you regularly see rigid rust out like that?

yes out here i do.

 

[reader2580]

When they install the customer supplied conduit wrong and when the ground settles it pulls out will they fix it?

They had me run their wires through the conduit and into the meter socket. They actually did the connection. The big hole I had to dig was still open so they could still see that their cable. There is a slip meter riser so the so the conduit would need to move a foot, or more, to come out of the riser.

I am a little surprised since I could have damaged their cable while sliding the conduit over their wires.

 

[mm08822]

At any rate the POCO will need to replace the cable.

Not so sure that is needed......just re-sleeve it in the new conduit if insulation is ok.

 

[Bert_]

yes out here i do.

Interesting. I pulled out some a few months ago. Was a sleeve for some underground. Was probably 50 years old and it had some surface rust but was in fine shape. I even reused it.

I've pretty much moved away from PVC coming out of the ground for anything on a farm. The PVC always gets broken after 10 years then it's just the exposed urd because most aren't going to pay to fix it. The rigid is more expensive up front but it lasts forever.

 

[Norcal]

Interesting. I pulled out some a few months ago. Was a sleeve for some underground. Was probably 50 years old and it had some surface rust but was in fine shape. I even reused it.

I've pretty much moved away from PVC coming out of the ground for anything on a farm. The PVC always gets broken after 10 years then it's just the exposed urd because most aren't going to pay to fix it. The rigid is more expensive up front but it lasts forever.

The corrosion always seem to happen where it emerges from the ground, so where it transitions from from PVC to past where it emerges from the ground gets pipe wrap tape, which what is used on wrapped gas pipe fittings. At least that was my method.

 

[reader2580]

My POCO said they would just splice the wires if I needed more length because I moved the meter socket over somewhat. I dug a big hole to expose about four feet of the cable and was able to shift the cable over. I didn't start filling the hole until the POCO was happy.

 

[PCustoms]

The corrosion always seem to happen where it emerges from the ground, so where it transitions from from PVC to past where it emerges from the ground gets pipe wrap tape, which what is used on wrapped gas pipe fittings. At least that was my method.

I could be wrong, but is suspect pipe (and wood for that matter) need oxygen rust (decay)