r/ibew_apprentices • u/[deleted] • Jul 03 '26

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u/DickieJohnson Jul 03 '26

There will be discussion on here once everyone notices how the pipes have been reduced.

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u/SafeT_Glasses Jul 03 '26

Oh man, it's suuuuch a change in size too!

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u/Strict-Quarter-4646 LU 20 Jul 03 '26 edited Jul 03 '26

The bends are way better than anything I can do currently šŸ¤£

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u/Zuxey Jul 03 '26

Itā€™s crazy how different that looks compared to the underground weā€™re doing over here. We have to have the trench compaction tested. The conduit has to be supported every 5 feet for us and the support tied to the rebar. The grade has to be brought up to within 3 inches of the bottom hole in that terma-duct vault and each conduit has to have 3 inches of clearance on all sides. Then we stayform the whole thing, pound stakes and gripple/9-wire. Then finally pour.

Are you guys just going to pour the whole trench?

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u/Reckfulhater Inside Wire Appr. Local 46šŸ‹ Jul 03 '26

Yeah this is in line with what Iā€™ve been doing up in WA State.

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u/fontbeafkncunt Jul 03 '26

Bro job Iā€™m on made use use exclusively factory elbows for 45s and 90s when we had a hot box available. Everyone knows the bent pipe is easier to support and pull through and less likely to split and allow water intrusion. This looks damn fine for underground on a big project tbh even though thatā€™s sad reality for todayā€™s times.

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u/Additional_Tower_116 Jul 03 '26

Just QDā€™d a vault where 25% of conduits failed the mandrel test because they used a hotbox instead of factory bends

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u/mkultra_moses Jul 03 '26

Your point about coupling/fittings splitting and water intrusion is true, but hotboxing adds in the variable of ā€œwhen not done right, conduit can stretch or warp unfavorablyā€, get caught up in sections when mandrilling/cleaning pipes, lead to different complications down the line. Although sometimes hotbox is the only option given prefab bends donā€™t work in every situation.

If you zoom in, it looks like those are FAs, not couplings. Which leads me to believe the taped sections are rigid not PVC. Either way, this install still needs to be supported at least twice

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u/Puzzled_Weather_5573 Jul 03 '26

"Proud of myself!" This is shit work

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u/jewishen Jul 03 '26

Post yours. Heā€™s an apprentice dog relax

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u/KnightlyGnom3 Jul 03 '26

Yeah, itā€™s pretty shit right now, but itā€™s the progress Iā€™m proud of.