I am planning a tower base pour and my contractor has already dug the hole,
framed it, and inserted the base. When it comes to placement of the conduit,
he has suggested "wet setting" the conduit sweeps. The way he described it to
me is that rather than creating a trench to the base ahead of time and bracing
the conduit, he plans on partially filling the hole with concrete, then
submerging the conduit sweep to the wall of the hole with some form of foam
protective cap. Then after the concrete has fully set, he will trench down
along the side of the concrete base, ream out the protective foam cap, and
extend the conduit to the house, ground trenches, etc.
Has anyone ever heard of this technique? I've tried to find information on the
internet without much success.
Thanks,
Craig, AE7I
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