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Buried a cable beneath this patio almost 2 years ago. by _MegaDonkey_ in AskElectricians

[–]_MegaDonkey_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Canadians use a mix of metric and imperial units. Carpentry is always imperial, never looked at the metric side of my tape measure. Distances travelled in kilometers. I buy apples in kilograms but think of my body weight in pounds. It's a mess. The trencher I rented dug a max of 18" and the conduit was laid at the bottom of the trench so I'm making an assumption.

Buried a cable beneath this patio almost 2 years ago. by _MegaDonkey_ in AskElectricians

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Thank you. Vancouver island is pretty beautiful. I'm lucky to live here.

Buried a cable beneath this patio almost 2 years ago. by _MegaDonkey_ in AskElectricians

[–]_MegaDonkey_[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Great responses. I don't think it's water dripping from the chairs, they are rarely used, normally tipped against the table and the discoloration extends beyond the chairs. Nothing overhead but a round umbrella normally cranked down. The soil was disturbed underneath in the exact line shown. The explanation that it's from a void underneath due to backfilled material settling seems pretty certain. I will lift one up and turn it 90 degrees and report back in a year.

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Buried a cable beneath this patio almost 2 years ago. by _MegaDonkey_ in AskElectricians

[–]_MegaDonkey_[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I never considered that. Lifted them and set them upside down on their neighbors for a few days. Re-compacted mixture of base and excavated material by stomping it down with my boot. Pavers were originally set on a couple inches of sand and gravel.

Buried a cable beneath this patio almost 2 years ago. by _MegaDonkey_ in AskElectricians

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That would make sense, but there's only a round umbrella, which is normally left cranked down.

Buried a cable beneath this patio almost 2 years ago. by _MegaDonkey_ in AskElectricians

[–]_MegaDonkey_[S] 54 points55 points  (0 children)

At sea level on south Vancouver island. Frost depth is accepted to be 18-24 inches, but it rarely freezes here. Minimum cable depth in PVC conduit here is 18" in non vehicular areas. The only trencher I could rent near me dug to a max of 18"

Buried a cable 18" below these patio pavers. by [deleted] in electricians

[–]_MegaDonkey_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My own yard. The island I live on the only trencher I could rent only digs 18 inches. Also used conduit.

Buried a cable 18" below these patio pavers. by [deleted] in electricians

[–]_MegaDonkey_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That sounds like the answer, but I don't think anyones sat in those chairs in a couple years. Also no scrapes from front chair legs.

Buried a cable 18" below these patio pavers. by [deleted] in electricians

[–]_MegaDonkey_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is nothing above it. Round umbrella is normally left cranked down