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Plowing Installation Notes

Direct burial cable and cable-in-conduit (CIC) may be installed by trenching or plowing. When plowing, select a

plow chute with a bend radius no smaller (and preferably larger) than the minimum bend radius of the cable or

CIC you are installing. The chute width should be at least 1/2 inch (1.25 cm) larger in diameter than the cable/

CIC.

At the pedestal, dig a trench deep enough and at least twice the length of the plow blade/chute for the plow

blade to enter it comfortably. A similar trench should be dug near the attachment point at the residence. The

cable/CIC may pay-off from the front of the walk-behind plow or from a stationary reel along the route.

Carefully pull enough cable/CIC through the blade to comfortably allow for connectorization. Once the blade is

completely in the ground, manually feed the cable/CIC into the plow blade.

In the walk-behind plow method, pay the cable/CIC over the top of the reel. Do not use reel brakes. In the sta-

tionary reel method, pull the cable/CIC end from the reel to the starting trench. With CIC, make sure both ends

of the conduit are capped.

Buried Installation 6.2

Plowoing Overview

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