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*Video - [https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=ALeKk026QG9BbsZl0rNsBS9KmerMgczY_w%3A1602863734253&source=hp&ei=dsKJX6q8DJDYsAXHkpG4Cw&q=is+tracer+wire+required+for+water+line&btnK=Google+Search&oq=how+to+configure+nvidia+geforce+gtx+1650+super+on+linux+mint&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQAzIFCCEQoAEyBQghEKsCMgUIIRCrAjoOCAAQ6gIQtAIQmgEQ5QI6DgguELEDEMcBEKMCEJMCOggILhDHARCvAToLCC4QsQMQxwEQowI6CAgAELEDEIMBOggILhCxAxCDAToFCAAQsQM6AggAOgQIABAKOgYIABAWEB46CAghEBYQHRAeOgcIIRAKEKABUMsQWOmzAWD8tAFoBnAAeACAAeQGiAGhS5IBDTExLjQ3LjMuMi42LTGYAQCgAQGqAQdnd3Mtd2l6sAEG&sclient=psy-ab&ved=0ahUKEwiqz4DcvLnsAhUQLKwKHUdJBLcQ4dUDCAk&uact=5#btnK=Google%20Search&kpvalbx=_HT7HYtvhBvWtqtsP7riAiA016] | *Video - [https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=ALeKk026QG9BbsZl0rNsBS9KmerMgczY_w%3A1602863734253&source=hp&ei=dsKJX6q8DJDYsAXHkpG4Cw&q=is+tracer+wire+required+for+water+line&btnK=Google+Search&oq=how+to+configure+nvidia+geforce+gtx+1650+super+on+linux+mint&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQAzIFCCEQoAEyBQghEKsCMgUIIRCrAjoOCAAQ6gIQtAIQmgEQ5QI6DgguELEDEMcBEKMCEJMCOggILhDHARCvAToLCC4QsQMQxwEQowI6CAgAELEDEIMBOggILhCxAxCDAToFCAAQsQM6AggAOgQIABAKOgYIABAWEB46CAghEBYQHRAeOgcIIRAKEKABUMsQWOmzAWD8tAFoBnAAeACAAeQGiAGhS5IBDTExLjQ3LjMuMi42LTGYAQCgAQGqAQdnd3Mtd2l6sAEG&sclient=psy-ab&ved=0ahUKEwiqz4DcvLnsAhUQLKwKHUdJBLcQ4dUDCAk&uact=5#btnK=Google%20Search&kpvalbx=_HT7HYtvhBvWtqtsP7riAiA016] | ||
*Tracer wire (blue) is required for potable water, sewer (green), gas (yellow). | *Tracer wire (blue) is required for potable water, sewer (green), gas (yellow). | ||
*Tracer wire is not required for electrical. | |||
**Mike Holt 2008 - warning ribbon is required for direct burial cables, whether in conduit or nott? [https://forums.mikeholt.com/threads/300-5-d-3.50604/] | **Mike Holt 2008 - warning ribbon is required for direct burial cables, whether in conduit or nott? [https://forums.mikeholt.com/threads/300-5-d-3.50604/] | ||
**This one says warning tape is not needed if you use conduit [https://www.neca-neis.org/code-question-of-the-day/code-question/cqd-for-4-9-2010#:~:text=The%20National%20Electrical%20Code%20(NEC,placed%20in%20the%20trench%20at] | **This one says warning tape is not needed if you use conduit [https://www.neca-neis.org/code-question-of-the-day/code-question/cqd-for-4-9-2010#:~:text=The%20National%20Electrical%20Code%20(NEC,placed%20in%20the%20trench%20at] | ||
**Practically speaking, warning tape is useful, if more than 1' above the line. [https://forums.mikeholt.com/threads/warning-tape-for-underground-conduits.93131/] | |||
*6 colors all together - [https://www.kristechwire.com/resources/tracer-wires/?gclid=CjwKCAjwiJqWBhBdEiwAtESPaNxo0LlQ7R4n6TjvW4RsfSVnAQWUa1NNbaNGWq7NnZS90ua1iN_DEBoCCCMQAvD_BwE] | *6 colors all together - [https://www.kristechwire.com/resources/tracer-wires/?gclid=CjwKCAjwiJqWBhBdEiwAtESPaNxo0LlQ7R4n6TjvW4RsfSVnAQWUa1NNbaNGWq7NnZS90ua1iN_DEBoCCCMQAvD_BwE] | ||
Revision as of 18:50, 28 September 2023
About
- Video - [1]
- Tracer wire (blue) is required for potable water, sewer (green), gas (yellow).
- Tracer wire is not required for electrical.
- 6 colors all together - [5]
Sourcing
- $64 for 500' of 14 ga - [6]
- $140 of 1000' of dog fence wire 14 ga [7]
- Gas tracer wire - $22/100ft - [8]
About
- Different techniques are used. Radar can find pipe, or induction-based emitter/sensor. Or the tracer wirewhere you connect to a wire. [9]
- There is jetting-vaccuum to dig in sensitive areas. Could do pressure washer as needed.
About Wire Quality
- It's the jacket: dog fence, which claims most reliability for burial - is 14AWG XHD [10]. They say that THHN (thermoplastic high heat nylon) is inferior to XHD - ot doesn't last underground
- The above indicates no difference between dog fence and tracer wire.
Tracer Kit
- Useful Amazon reviews - clip to ground and wire you want to trace. Then use the sensor. [11]
- Harbor Freight [12] - manual []
- You energize a wire and use a detector - [13]
- Another - [14]