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Subject: [TowerTalk] Water in buried conduit
From: Bill Ogden <ogden@us.ibm.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2013 09:05:24 -0500
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You will have water in the conduit. I had my sections well glued, the exit 
points turned downward, etc, etc.  A year later I pulled a rag through and 
it was soaking wet.  (Didn't seem to hurt the coax or control cables.) My 
initial conduit was too small (and too wet).  I replaced it with 4" 
sections and drilled bottom 1/4" holes somewhat randomly and especially at 
low spots. Set the conduit on a little gravel/stone/etc.  Mine seems 
reasonably dry now, with just a hint of moisture on a rag.

Be certain to critter proof the conduit openings.  I simply stuffed a few 
rags in the first time. Chipmunks removed the rags and built a nest way 
inside.  They then removed the insulation from control wires, shorting 
them, and even removed a little buryflex insulation and braid -- enough to 
ruin that part of the cable. 

Bill
W2WO
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