I sure wish I had someone to run my drops for me . Been installing fiber in a forest for the last few months replacing the old dsl network . Drops range from 500ft - 1500ft . It has been a workout to say the least !!!! Keep up the good work , I know it ain’t easy !!!!
At least your dig bar didn’t find it, had a mini rip apart a 4inch main in Olympia Wa, then down in Oregon fng popped a hole in a 1inch scary stuff that close to power
interesting that you brought the splice box all the way down on that pole. is it always done like that? I thought they hang the splice boxes up high so nobody can mess with them
Maybe a copper splice. But it’s way more difficult to fuse fibre at the top of a pole safely without a bucket truck. This is also on private property. So if it gets messed with it’s on the customer. On public poles and lines with strand this would have been an aerial splice.
Woah that’s weird 🤔 I really appreciate it tho. Thanks for watching! We have a discord community server if you’re interested. Lots of great techs and people in the industry.
@@FyBurz still gotta dig down to it though, that’s all I’m talking about. I mean it’s not like you can just “beam” repairs onto it, this ain’t Star Trek.
@@austinreeves5221 I should. I ran out of wipes. Been kinda lazy on getting more. But it’s not detrimental. Fibre with gel on it definitely needs alcohol wipe.
I agree. But this isn’t dirty 😅 it’s a clean splice and you can see on the splicer if it’s dusty or dirty. Once I get more wipes I’ll use them. But like I said I haven’t had any issues.
The outside of the fiber doesn't matter, it's the splice and connectors that matter. Wiping down the outside of the core doesn't hurt, and usually it's to get rid of gel or "the sticky goop". Fiber end needs to be clean, and if for some reason dirt got I to the splice: the fusion spliced would tell you to need to resplice.
Yup exactly. If I had gel on them I would definitely clean. Usually if I get a clean cleave and put it right into the splicer there’s no issue. Unless I’m in a dusty environment.
Have you consider using a positioning belt ?....helps when trying to pull long spans is more stable and still can hook the lanyard on the strand as fall protection
Lov watching your content. Interesting seeing how the same fibre nodes are installed in each country. Here in the UK, always vertically and directly on the poles.
#1 - if it passes good light its just fine, don't be nitpicky. #2 - MOST techs ain't got no time for that when you get double and triple booked on work on a daily basis
tell me you're bad at your job without telling me... I do have time to nitpick so I do. our fibre plant is a mess because techs like you don't care and can't take even 5 extra minutes to do thing properly or fix small mistakes.
Fyi for those of you saying to call for locates, generally they only locate up to the curb stop disconnect for gas, water etc. You're responsible for hiring a private company or tracing it yourself from there. Which is why you always always always bury a tracer wire next to stuff. Not saying that this is whats happening here, just sharing some knowledge.
Never seen them stop at the gas lol. Gtel locates all the way up to the house. Most of the time they have shit in the other side located too for no reason. Guess the locator company around you just sucks lol
Dumb question, are you worried about hitting other drops or even the feed when you use that trencher? I guess they would be in conduit too?? Are locates done for other utilities?
@@derekwilson6396 locates and 1calls are done. I can see the depth of the conduits in the tub. Any other utility in the area would have been placed sub 2’ likely deeper with a directional drill or excavator. Yes it’s always a risk but that’s why patience and experience is key for these types of job. Not something you want to blindly rush.
True. It didn’t even cross my mind at the time. I don’t install these often. It does stick out at the bottom but there’s a big box on the left of the pole that you would also run into 😅
All of our fiber drops come tightly coiled , none of them have reels unless they are 1200ft or longer. Do u have a link for that fancy contraption there ?? lol I would love to have one !!!!!!!
@@FyBurz was it an emergency repair? Where I’m from digging is digging and you call the city in advance. If you broke that line and the city found out you didn’t call them before hand, they wouldn’t care if it was a repair (unless emergency) and you’d be getting some massive fines.
Bro i've seen the most fucked up conduit runs ever doing telecom... like 20ft of spooled conduit below grade next to the house or the conduit running behind the house to the other side then to the box.. I swear they must be hiring crack heads to run these things.
I usually take off the 2 side bolts off and disassemble the brackets. Then screw the bolts into the poles. While u have it off tighten down the cross bar and then put the bracket back on
@@FyBurz yea attach the jhook at 1st pole since im there already feed it down the conduit and bring the spool 🧵 pole to pole and all the way to the customer. Honestly same result. I just got something wrong with me. I dont like working on conduit and then having to hang the drop and go back to conduit at the end.
