Brief update: A month later the trench is basically finished, but has a few inches of water in it due to the frequent rains we've been getting lately.
The main holdup, besides the rain (and the heat), was getting the electrician to 1) confirm the conductor needed (three separate @2 aluminum wires plus a ground, versus a premade multiconductor cable) and 2) respond to my inquiry about how best to fish the string and then the wires through the conduit. It has 360º of bends in the run, so won't be easy. He finally responded a week ago. He's apparently a busy guy.
Now I have to buy the wire. But first, even though I measured for the conduit, I'm going to go back and measure once again, this time with a measuring wheel instead of a 100' tape. Before I buy approximately 600' of wire, which will have to be cut into four equal lengths, I want to be really sure I have the right measurement, as this stuff is expensive.
Depending on the weather, I hope to glue up the conduit and run the wires sometime next month. We'll see.
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The main holdup, besides the rain (and the heat), was getting the electrician to 1) confirm the conductor needed (three separate @2 aluminum wires plus a ground, versus a premade multiconductor cable) and 2) respond to my inquiry about how best to fish the string and then the wires through the conduit. It has 360º of bends in the run, so won't be easy. He finally responded a week ago. He's apparently a busy guy.
Now I have to buy the wire. But first, even though I measured for the conduit, I'm going to go back and measure once again, this time with a measuring wheel instead of a 100' tape. Before I buy approximately 600' of wire, which will have to be cut into four equal lengths, I want to be really sure I have the right measurement, as this stuff is expensive.
Depending on the weather, I hope to glue up the conduit and run the wires sometime next month. We'll see.