ᐅ Electrical / Power / Telephone Service Connections

Hello,

The last utility provider (electricity) has now completed the house connection for me. They extended the underground cable and pulled it into the house.

When I asked if the underground cable should be further protected with a conduit, they said it wasn’t necessary. I was advised to backfill the cables with sand and then refill the trench normally with gravel.

Only the water company wrapped their PE pipe with a cheap corrugated pipe.

Is this no longer necessary nowadays? The cables and pipes that come directly from the ground into the trench aren’t even surrounded by sand.

I’m a bit worried about closing the trench like this, in case a pipe gets damaged later and everything has to be dug up again.

The answer is a stone-free base. That’s all you need nowadays.

The floor where the cables and pipes come out is not free of stones...

Kusserob schrieb:
backfill with sand

That is the key point... nothing more is needed.

Additionally, any pipes around it would need to be ordered before installation and at your own expense.
I also had an empty conduit installed in case an additional cable connection is required later (after the development area is further expanded).

Hello,

I also have a question about this.
Do you all use these expensive utility connections to protect the entry points against water, or is there a more affordable solution?