I need to run power and water to my shop that is 175ft away and will cross a gravel driveway. I want to run the electric conduit and the water in the same trench. How deep should I go. I was thinking 36 inch for the conduit fill in about 12 inches and put the water line on top of that. Is this over kill or about right? One section will eventually get a slab poured over it for a garage.
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Electrical and water line in Trench question
Is conduit a must or is UF cable an option if worried about crushing conduit? I like raceways as you can replace if needed but not required. If ground is soft then deeper is better and not that much more time with a good trencher.
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Originally posted by Rubi513 View PostYou can bury it as deep as you want. As far as Code goes, 18” is minimum for a residential driveway.
Rubi is right. The minimum is 18” in residential drives. I always go the route better safe than sorry under drives. Driveways is 24”. “Dwelling driveways” are 18”. If I’m digging a ditch, what’s an extra 6”??
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