Good afternoon, All. I have not found a satisfactory answer to whether or not a 2 or 3" schedule 40 PVC conduit, installed ~3' below grade and into a 5' x 5' x 4' deep steel-reinforced free standing
Blair: When I worked as a designer of electrical substations for my local utility company years ago, we did just that: ran conduit sweeps up through the middle of a concrete structural foundation for
It is such a minimal intrusion I don't even design for it when I design a foundation. Really the outside edges of the concrete and the embedded steel carry almost all of the load from a tower so the
Thank to everyone who replied to my query. You have asuaged my fears and will proceed with embedding my feedline conduit in the tower foundation. I will likely cap the schedule 80 conduit with a term
The electrical device you are referring to is called a "weatherhead". Marsh, KA5M Thank to everyone who replied to my query. You have asuaged my fears and will proceed with embedding my feedline cond
Blair: Instead of the weatherhead (expensive), you can use two pieces of PVC elbow joined together to make a 180 degree turn at the top of the conduit. You'll need a straight joint to connect the two