On October 6, 2017 at 18:01, Grasshopper said...
No, not water pipe with water in it. But, is that up to NEC standards? We had to sub out a bunch of work for this big project we're doing. I noticed the other day that the subs had, at least in one spot, used water conduit to run fiber through. I imagine that it would be just fine, but, I may be wrong and I know some of you know a lot about the acceptable standards.
Hopefully you never use this company again. Why on earth do they have copper pipe and why would they use it as conduit for fiber? Makes zero sense and makes them look like fools.
I also pointed out to my boss that the subs hadn't used a drop of pvc glue on any of their joints. Apparently my boss talked to them about that because they're now using pvc glue, as I ran into it today. But, even if they go back (they say they're going to) and glue their joints...that still leaves the ones that are under ground and I highly doubt they'll dig it all up again.
Anything going underground should be outdoor rated. That means that it should be okay to lay in water...because just about every conduit ends up being full of water. So you should be okay there...but that doesn't make what they did right. Again...no reason not to glue the joints and it makes them look like fools.
Here is something to think about...If these hillbillys made these two obvious mistakes with the "pipe" just think about what they have done with your wire. I wonder how many knots your Cat5 cable is in and how many 90's your RG6 is bent around.
I wouldn't trust that they did a single thing right there and i would immediately test every cable to make sure it goes where it should and that its good.
Adding...
When i hear "water conduit" i immediately think of copper pipe. I guess you could be talking about plastic/pvc etc pipe. Either way...unless they are also the plumbers they shouldn't have that stuff on their truck to begin with.
