[RE-wrenches] Underwater wire

[Nathan Jones]

Kris,
We work on boat docks on army corps of engineer lakes frequently and they have wire in direct contact with water everywhere. The lakes here are flood control and fluctuate a lot, like 50 feet in a given year. The marinas are dragging the feeder wires all over the place on rocky bottoms. We kill very few people with this insane practice but as the feeder wires age I believe the fatalities will increase. This is ground referenced service in fresh water with poor conducting capability in the water. Very dangerous yet allowed.
Your situation would be quite safe IMHO as there would be no stressing of the delivery system.
Nathan Jones
Power Source Solar
417-827-0738

On Thu Jun 9th, 2011 2:30 PM CDT Kristopher Schmid wrote:

>I have an installation that is a ground mount on a berm with a man-made pond
>between the array and the BOS.  The pond is about 4 feet deep.  How would
>you wrenches make this run? in weighted conduit with primer and glued
>joints? use boring and go under? out of conduit with wire directly in the
>water?
>
>Does code have anything to say about this specifically?
>
>Thanks as always.
>
>-- 
>Thanks,
>Kris Schmid
>
>Legacy Solar, LLC
>864 Clam Falls Trail
>Frederic, WI 54837
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