Does underground PVC conduit get glued?

[Beemer533]

The conduit for my shop's phone line was terminated inside a building on one end, and under a big overhang, and inside an electrical box on the other. No way rain got in, and FL soil is pure sand, and I know the water table wasn't that high. I assume it was condensation from the humid air. It was always full of water, even after I sucked it out with a shop vac. Within a couple weeks, it was full again. I never was able to find a decent phone cable. The cheap stuff lasted about 6 months; I got 2 years out of some more expensive stuff.

You aren't using the right cable then. The outdoor, gel filled (or tape) cable will last a very long time, especially protected in conduit.

I've installed miles of outdoor CAT5e for work that is still fully functional 7 or 8 years later.

We use it on towers for our POE radios (no conduit).


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[walrus]

You have water in your conduit! Water takes its own level, water level for your install I'm pretty sure is not higher than your grade level. Water in your conduit will never on its own come gushing out of the junction box because it's not pressurized. Water level in your underground conduit will only be as high as waterlevel in the ground. Your electrical conduit is not sealed, water gets into your conduit underground and exits your conduit underground. To test this if you don't believe us pressurize your conduit at your junction box and watch some water come out at your weatherhead.

Bull, I've seen water come out of pipes many times. It depends on layout of conduit and the grade differences of ground.