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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=black face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>I used
to have a customer who direct buried his own AL wire with a trencher, no sand
or conduit for about 600’ several years ago. It failed and now I am the
bad guy, it is amazing how many people he has told that I did it.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=black face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Lessons
learned, avoid aluminum, use conduit and don’t let the customer do it.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=black face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>I also
have seen romex buried with a shovel tip 2” below the surface.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=black face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Just
another experience for the mental file cabinet.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=black face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Later,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=black face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Bob
Ellison<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>
re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org
[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org] <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Nick Soleil<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, July 29, 2010 2:16
AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> RE-wrenches<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [RE-wrenches] AL wire
with DC<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> One of our installers put a shovel
through a length of romex underground today? Not even direct burial wire!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Nick Soleil<br>
Project Manager<br>
Advanced Alternative Energy Solutions, LLC<br>
PO Box 657<br>
Petaluma, CA 94953<br>
Cell: 707-321-2937<br>
Office: 707-789-9537<br>
Fax: 707-769-9037<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>
Jeff Oldham <starpower4u@juno.com><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b>
re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wed, July 28, 2010 1:31:16 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [RE-wrenches] AL wire
with DC<br>
</span></font><br>
IMHO one should never ever direct bury ANY class of wire, it can be a very
expensive gamble making the cost of your conduit "insurance policy"
an absolute bargain. This is one of the DIY'ers #1 mistake in UG wire runs.<br>
<br>
<br>
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