Introducing Handholes for Long Conduit Runs

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Master Electrician Dad Tells Son To Avoid Trenching Underground..as it’s not worth it Thoughts?

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The conversation shifts to a related aspect of underground electrical work: long conduit runs. The electrician mentions that for extensive runs, such as a 'thousand-foot' distance, it's necessary to install 'handholes'. The apprentice, Chris, then asks for clarification, inquiring, 'What's a handhole?'

Goal: Recognize the need for handholes in extended underground electrical installations.

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trench. You guys trench, okay? >> You handle that. You get the permit for that. You do the mark out, you do all that, and we'll just lay the conduit, pull the wire." But that run was so long, 1,000 foot. When you're all said and done, you have to put in hand holes. >> What's a handhole? So a handhole is preformed device in where it has no bottom. It will just slip right down and there'll be openings in the side. >> How many hand holes do you need for like a th00and foot run underground?

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