On this episode of, “My Retired Life”, I have my overhead power line cut down and a show how I put a new wire underground. #DIY #Powerline #Electrical #Ditch #Meter Box #Conduit
I have used a grocery bag tied to a pull string with a vacuum to get the pull string through the conduit. Works a treat. New service looks nice. Never have been a fan of overhead power lines.
Before I installed my meter socket 40 years ago I removed the guts and spray painted Rustolium primer and three coats of glossy white Rustolium paint inside & on outside. Still looks good after all these years.
Nice job. In my area the inspector tell us we must install an expansion fitting to compensate for ground settlement. Up north we have a 100 degree temperature spread from winter to summer so that works out that outdoor PVC conduit will expand 4" for every 100 feet. Even though you have a plain sight of underground conduit I always install yellow caution tape maybe a foot above the conduit to warn future diggers.
Yes, I think you are right, I put that in so long ago. I don't remember what my thought process was, or maybe I wasn't thinking at all. Thanks for the comment
Thanks for the comment, I'm sorry to say, but I didn't keep track. AEP charged me almost $1700 for the wire and other things. Then, for the meter box and ground rods and the conduit, I probably spent another $200, maybe $300, not sure.
It might seem straightforward in your part of the world to do all this Electrical Work. In my part of the world we might be lucky to be able to dig the trench ourselves ?? Everything else Must be done by a Fully Licenced Electrician. And do these guys know how to charge $$$$$ IF we do the work ourselves, the Fine we receive for undertaking Electrical Work without a Licence works out somewhere around the same price as doing the job yourself and maybe a little more. Electrical Work is the most heavily regulated industry. I guess you get some liberties in the land of the free ??
Real electricians work with the power energized and only when it’s raining or snowing. Breathing is optional. 🤣 Nice video… Thank you. (I’m a retired firefighter and was a licensed electrical contractor on my off days…. I’m a huge fan of eliminating overhead wiring if it’s feasible)
Thanks for the comment, I don't usually disagree with a comment, but if you will do some research you will find that most people agree with wickapeadia and the webster dictionary that a 5th wheel can be referred to as an RV
Thanks for the comment, I had big plans to clean it up and even go as far as to paint the floor. But things have changed, and I don't know if working in my shop will be in my future plans.
Sort of like people saying they have a hot water heater, no such thing. Why would you heat hot water? I have a water heater at my house, and so does everyone else.
