Weep Hole in Underground Conduit

[mobiledynamics]

Sub Panel in Pool House.

Somewhere between the conduit going back into the *main house*, water is coming through the conduit.

Does anyone make any weep holes right in conduit before it enters the house ?

 

[wyliesdiesels]

Thres no point in putting in a weep hole.

Wheres the water gonna drain to?

All undeground conduits fill with water

Is the water coming out the conduit on one end?

As long as the wire inside the conduit is wet and underground rated, there should be no issue.

 

[grantw]

Thres no point in putting in a weep hole.

Wheres the water gonna drain to?

All undeground conduits fill with water

Is the water coming out the conduit on one end?

As long as the wire inside the conduit is wet and underground rated, there should be no issue.

^^^ this


If water is actively flowing out one end, or both, you have problems. Typical underground conduit will condense moisture in the air and collect water. This is why you want to use wiring for wet locations in any underground conduits.

 

[mobiledynamics]

Indeed. Water is coming into the house - quite a bit onto the flooring...
Replaced the caulk that spark used with polywater duct seal.

I was figuring at least with the weep hole, it would give the water to escape somewhat before it bottoms out on the house end

 

[American Locomotive]

Sounds like your conduit broke underground, is now letting in ground water. A little moisture is normal, but you shouldn't have a constant stream of water.

 

[ard]

If the conduit sweeps up to vertical, with say an LB before heading into the *main house* you can add a weep hole in the LB.


Also, prevailing winds and air pressures may drive water thrugh the conduit.

 

[mobiledynamics]

Negative on the LB. Pretty sure it's straight pipe.
Figurered I'd check in on the weep hole before I dig 5 feet down...

 

[wyliesdiesels]

Is the house side lower than the other end?

Agree with above, must be break in conduit.

Is there any slack in the wire?

One idea i have is cut the wire at a place that is higher up. Install a tee and a junction box. Then you can run a drain line from the tee.

Any way to locate a break?

 

[mobiledynamics]

I would not even know where I would begin locating a break just short of scoping it out. I really just assumed that all conduits are ~wet~ and it's just water coming in.

 

[ard]

FWIW-

My house serive is significantly lower than the road- so from the TOP of the conduit in the service entramce/meter base add another 10 -12 feet to get to the elevation at the onter end of the conduit at the pole.

Hence water running down condutiors or condensing in the conuit would wind up inside the wall, inside the meter base.

Solution was to have the conduit come up to grade just outside the building, about 10 feet from the foundation, then another conduit back down and to the meter. This 'air gap' is in a concrete ground box, at this point hidden in the landscape. massive cables just hanging out in the box. Any water spills out into the dirt and not into the wall. ( Dont think it is code, but how the POCO rolls...)

Not really totally on point here- although I think this is kinda like Wylie's one suggestion.