z385488
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Anybody run there service line and water in the same trench? Around here in GA electrical has to be 4' deep water would be fine at 18" to 2'.
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Electrical service and water
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Anybody run there service line and water in the same trench? Around here in GA electrical has to be 4' deep water would be fine at 18" to 2'.
Big NO-NO here.
Highbeam
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Can't see why not. The electrical inspector leaves before the trench is backfilled.
Maybe we'll learn something here. If you say no, then tell us why.
We have shared utility trenches all the time with only water and sewer seperated for obvious reasons.
Maybe we'll learn something here. If you say no, then tell us why.
We have shared utility trenches all the time with only water and sewer seperated for obvious reasons.
letz4wheel
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A No NO here in Indiana also.
Falcon67
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Well, if it travels outside your property at all and someone does a locate for a dig, guess what happens to the water line...
It is allowable here, unless it changed in the last 4 years, but there are specific distances required between the two services. On edit I see by the pdf I found it says nothing about water, only gas, so Water I don't know.
see here http://www.pge.com/includes/docs/pd...k/servicerequirements/joint_trench_config.pdf
lg
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see here http://www.pge.com/includes/docs/pd...k/servicerequirements/joint_trench_config.pdf
lg
no neat sig line
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green.bubbly
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How about electrical and cable?
red
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If you do it . . . mark it Personally, I've used pink foam stile sealer about 4-6" above the line. I would also "hand pad" each line to keep rocks/debris from causing future problems.
How about electrical and cable?
See the .pdf I posted. You'll have to check something similar for your area.
lg
no neat sig line
Jagmandave
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Not here....
Here you can put gas and electric in the same trench at 18" or deeper, but water has to be 4' down to keep from freezing.....
Here you can put gas and electric in the same trench at 18" or deeper, but water has to be 4' down to keep from freezing.....
ForceFed70
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Anybody run there service line and water in the same trench? Around here in GA electrical has to be 4' deep water would be fine at 18" to 2'.
Funny, we are the exact opposite here. Water must be 4' deep electrical and gas are fine at 18" unless under a parking area - then it must be 24".
Ask you electrical inspector. Usually there is a minimum seperation. Probably 12 - 24" If so you can use the same trench by burying the electrical 4' or deeper, then partially backfill the trench and bury water at 24" or so.