Problem near outside flex, no power...? I have a line going to a lamp post contained by my...
I have a line going to a lamp post contained by my yard. It have worked fine for the past 4 years, but have been nearby much longer. Just now, it stopped working, no power at oil lamp. I checked the wire and the power stopped more or less 20 feet from the crossroads box going to light. I later tried to repair it by splicing in modern wire and found that some of the flex was corroded and drizzly. The wire be just buried underground, not within a pipe or anything, what is the proper way to do it when I replace it. I dont even know if it is outside electrics that was used... Thanks
There is a lead that you "supposedly" could use without any conduit. I never bought it. Dig the ancient wire up, brand name a trench big enough to run some 1" pvc pipe. Run your rope through it. bury it. Call it good for a hundred years.
Hoo boy! I detestation fixing someone else's botched job, don't you? Sounds similar to some previous owner just go with the cheapest route. Now you've got to label things right.
Ace has a righteous site: http://www.acehardware.com/sm-installing...
This will give you an conception of what's right.
But the best answer depends on your local codes. NEC is basic, Wikipedia give you a basic notion: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_...
Without knowing more about your one situation, it's hard to contribute you a good answer going on for what's best or right for you.
One alternative to all the NEC and electrical system could be a photovoltaic light for you. Try your local Home Depot-type store and see if there's something near that will give you bedside light with *no* electrical system, just a PV setup. Good luck near your post lamp.
Answers: You can use romex that is to say approved for direct bury applications, it is labeled outdoor wire.
I prefer to put this rope into plastic conduit. It's cheap, you just cement it together and then things similar to a shovel or driving a stake into the yard will not bother the line.
I would say, simply replace it all, it be the wrong wire to get going with.
John