Keeping water out of an electric conduit

Installing a drainage pipe from an electric pull box to keep water from flowing down the electrical conduit.

[@SouthOfGate]

So nice to see a plain old conduit and culvert job. I must admit I do revisit a few of the old ones. Thanks for this.

[@weswest8666]

Yea I miss the old videos but don't mind the newer ones either. For culvert and drainage vids check out gates city foundation drainage on KZbin, good editing and doesn't make you wait to see the fixes working in action.

[@327JohnnySS]

You can also see more content when you click on A⚡C's channel and click on playlist, then B sides play lists videos. 👍

[@SouthOfGate]

@@327JohnnySS yes thanks!. It has been my go-to channel for a few years now and have watched them all at least once. Nostalgia and information searches for me are ‘AC culvert’, ‘AC driveway’, ‘AC gravel’.

[@Debbiebabe69]

Cant beat the old YANMAR videos ;)

[@randykuhns4515]

Yea, I go back and watch em again too, I like watching all the culvert jobs,..

[@NYDRAINS]

Thanks for the upload Andrew, I enjoy these type of videos diverting water, culverts, etc.

[@TheSurvivalDude723]

When Andrew uploads, it’s time to drop everything and watch it.

[@Carmenhan]

Gay

[@zebafella1]

YES YES ME 2!!

[@loiuskruglick834]

Yes

[@nadiaibrahim6695]

wow

[@nathancaruthers1720]

@@Carmenhan Get a life

[@MrTheBigNoze]

That’s actually amazing that the water built up through the box and flowed all the way down the conduit and pole. I love these videos of smaller jobs too

[@young11984]

I think the pole was further down the hill and with the conduit broke in that box with water coming in, the water just filled the conduit up to where it was near level then ran out of it

[@tomarmstrong750]

I had that experience a while back. Water regularly flooded a ground box like that but, instead of just entering the conduit, water got inside the cable insulation. The power company had to replace about half a mile of buried cable. We were without power for a week.

[@justynrivers1893]

When will you start that new bumper on your truck

[@justynrivers1893]

Or infinity to heavy for the truck because of the checked on that have power steering

[@justynrivers1893]

Do another video of stalling a brand new tailgateOn your truck

[@onesadtech]

This has that classic AC feel. Not that there is anything wrong with the new videos, I enjoy them just as much or more. But this small job does feel like a nice throw back.

[@joelongrid7625]

I have been doing electrical for over 30 years and that ice sculpture on the conduit is a new one for me. Albeit all of my work has been on the flat plains of midwest. Great video.

[@AndrewCamarata]

It’s been bigger than that.

[@michaelosmon]

@@AndrewCamarata I heard a lineman say they use duct sealant on the joints. Appreciate ya

[@Soruotr]

Great video, I miss this types of videos where us that don't have some of the big equipment you have, can watch and learn something or do the same type of jobs ourselves 😉

[@scatpackdriver2535]

You may want to put a screen wire barrier in the pull box to keep critters from going up the drain pipe and chewing on the wire insulation. 🐭 🐁 🐀

[@libertarian1637]

Duct seal will seal the conduit around the wire to prevent water ingress. Duct seal should also be used at the top of the riser pipe on the pole; it is actually required per NYSEG standard installation manual. Been an electrician in NY for decades and while a water tight installation is not always feasible in every condition it should always be the goal. Water can cause issues down the road, despite the wire itself being resistive to water and chemical ingress, water freeze and thaw, especially in NY can lead to wire/insulation damage and even breakage.

[@nathanscott7910]

Sounds like you know your stuff.

[@fruitfarmfords8243]

Sounds like the power company cut corners, now the homeowner has to come up with his own solutions..

[@Jimleben]

i agree, seal the conduit entrances after the water has been evacuated. Water sitting in that conduit is gonna cause problems eventually.

[@joemc111]

That RED tracer on that Black Wire tells me that’s a 2300 volt or higher voltage cable that belongs to the power company.

[@MalcDavison]

Water and electricity......What could possibly go wrong ?

[@BrianMDIY]

Hey Andrew, in my experience with stopping water from getting into conduits with cable. We stuff a light weight rag around the cable and mix some hydraulic cement and cap the duct. That's the method for manholes that fill with water and it stops leaking into building basements and conduit across bridges. Seem like that would apply to your situation as well. Thanks again for another entertaining video.

[@DJTheMetalheadMercenary]

Another job well done!!! The Culvert and Road/ Driveway jobs are some of my favorite, good stuff.

[@DJTheMetalheadMercenary]

@@mrmrsd224 Well yeah, he accomplished getting proper drainage installed and redirected, bedded the drainage line and grade adequately, and cleaned it up for re-naturalization. Job well done with no loss.

[@jamesbreault5762]

Great video Andrew always a pleasure to see them ,thanks for sharing.

[@chrisb8783]

Great job! I appreciate the extra care not to only tidy up but also to replace a strategis and aestetic rock!

[@CriticoolHit]

There's always something so satisfying about trenching videos.

[@ksook13]

I said the exact same thing. 😊

[@TimMcArdle]

Time lapse jackhammering is near as well.

[@cherry01995]

I wanted to let you know things I absolutely LOVE about your channel. No stupid music, no loud stupid intro graphics, no shilling for VPN or gaming companies I will NEVER touch, and no shilling for hello fresh. everything is just simple.

[@AndrewCamarata]

Thanks

[@GTFCEO]

I love it because he reminds me of my best friend and his half brother, construction and bulldozers were a part of life growing up at his house.

[@jacksak]

You've got balls digging in water with that hot service entrance. I know, because I've got big balls from digging out my 100 yards of buried live cable to replace with new cable in a conduit. Part of my dig had to use a hand shovel that could have pierced the live cable as I stood in muddy water. But that was when I was young and stupid. Now I'm old (79) and less stupid!

[@ProfSimonHolland]

good fix...the Lab inspectors approve

[@earlhowze8622]

Good job Andrew! Keep the entertaining videos coming! I enjoy watching.

[@johnnymac6178]

Only posted 1 hour ago…23k views! That’s what quality content looks like! Those edits were so smooth I had to rewind to watch them again! 🤩

[@MerwinARTist]

Nice work and a good drainage system! Should have no more issues. Love the edits .. magic! lol

[@TJ33308]

Andrew is the neighbor we all wish we had!! Crazy smart, very generous and always able to make it happen!! Glad you have the following you do... well deserved my friend!!

[@petero2693]

I'm not living there.

[@ksook13]

For sure!

[@owenrichardson3026]

Another job fixed , well done mate :)

[@duanejr.58]

You are a very talented man, and I always enjoy the videos. I have one suggestion for you when it comes to drainage and aggregate used in that application. That rock you were installing over the pipe has angular edges, which during installation and compaction lock together. Ideally, you would use a gravel that is round. The grave will always remain permeable. Just an observation and maybe something to think about in the future. Keep doing what you do, Andrew. It's a breath of fresh air to see there are young men in this generation who are self-motivated and don't stop working.

[@einfelder8262]

A few squirts of suitable Sikaflex sealant around that cable entry to the conduit would also work if you don't have digging equipment.

[@Californians_go_home]

Love the old school editing .

[@jmdelapp]

18:15 That is exactly what you should do. Drill drain holes in the conduit before you install it. Also dig a hole and fill it with gravel so the conduit drain holes work. The junction boxes should be installed over a hole filled with gravel, and the conduits sealed with Duct Seal.

[@davidnull5590]

All electrical conduits get water inside, conduits shouldn't be sealed - it's impossible to keep water out over the years, even the moisture in the air will accumulate inside a conduit. That's the best that can be done, and it's written into the electrical code.

[@paulnieuwkamp8067]

What's the use of drilling holes in the conduit but also seal it? Do you want it to have openings, or do you want to have it sealed?

[@dougdow1287]

@@paulnieuwkamp8067 Think of it like a house. You want a seal on top to keep water from getting in, but you want a drain on the bottom so nothing can be trapped inside and build up.

[@TheOtherBill]

@@dougdow1287 Ground water will come up from below and enter through the bottom holes.

[@mathewmolk2089]

In the Cleveland area they are actually pressure testing the pipe. ,,,,, I guess so the water that gets in there will stay there ???????? That's what the "W: in THWN stands for,,,Right?

[@edneialmeida7612]

Boa noite Andrew muito ótimo esse trabalho máquina meu amigo

[@irgski]

Sure helps to have the right equipment for jobs like this!

[@gunnargu]

I don't like the pipe you installed, I've been watching too much of Gate City Foundation Drainage :P

[@Simonelectricfl]

I need to get a set of those magic chains too!

[@AmplifyDIY]

Whoa- I've never been this early to an AC video. Pour the whiskey, boys!

[@potbelliedolman8939]

Me too!!

[@bostedtap8399]

Amazing how much water is near the surface, excellent solution Andrew 👌. Great job as always, thanks for sharing. Lab inspection first class.

[@chrisgentile2134]

Andrew gently places the rock chisel in the back of the pickup.

[@josephbohme7917]

NOTHING LIKE TAKING OUT A $100 TAILIGHT LENS. delicacy ice a surgeon.

[@tbirdracefan]

@@josephbohme7917 They really should make tail lights more durable!

[@mike-n-texaswoodturning9481]

Finally! he’s back to doing what he used to do, this is what I signed up to watch.

[@charlieretro]

I do watch his other videos but these I miss a lot more.

[@berty1422]

Dig a hole, it fills with woddder and the dogs are right in there splashing about....lol. This is the good stuff, Andrew maintaining his properties. There will be a few folk who are out NOW checking their power conduit does not have the same problem....lol. You always said you were going to extend and close in the shelter at Camarata Castle, to provide protection for all your stuff.

[@shawnhayden6674]

Odd problem. Cool solution. Lab inspectors gave it a pass. 🐕🐕

[@IvyMike.]

Good job man, water can be very difficult to manage sometimes, quiet a healthy spring running there. Pro tip, (please excuse me if you already know) but stand your hydraulic breaker up until it's gone cold, maximises seal life. Take your pipes off first, and poke it in the ground.

[@briangarrow448]

I’m always a little nervous digging around buried power lines. Those locates aren’t always super reliable.

[@jonathanlanglois2742]

I could be wrong, but given everything else that is on Andrew's channel, I'm willing to bet that he's the one that put that electrical service in, so he probably has a very good idea of where it is.

[@briangarrow448]

@@jonathanlanglois2742 You are probably right about that. He’s one landowner that knows what is buried on his property. Even if he didn’t dig the trench, he probably checked the work himself to make sure it was up to his standards.

[@bat__bat]

AC you could maybe shoot compressed air through the conduit at the pull box to try emptying the standing water inside the conduit. I doubt you'd get all of it. Drilling a hole or two at the elbow and then using the air would certainly get it all out and dry the inside too. Then u could seal the hole(s) in the elbow. U did the hard part already, eliminating the source of flooding. It's pretty cool how nature will find a way to expose our little human errors. Where I'm from you don't see this because the elevation is flat. The flooding at higher elevation caused the water to go UP the conduit at the pole. Very strange for anyone not used to hills. 😮 💦⚡

[@christopherjamesfisher5519]

Love Andrews attitude to work, "Right, that's finished, let's go onto the next job!". Love it!! 😂👍👍👏👏

[@eddyarseneau4822]

Andrew please fabricate a custom pickup truck bed for your dodge, that would be a really good video! that bed you have now is a tin can. Love the videos!!!!!

[@jeffwrightsman7797]

Karen reported the water coming out of the conduit?

[@bradleyhagy3253]

lol

[@michaelrice9822]

Karen the power company tree trimming inspector...

[@Roma-NN]

Ну вот что за несправедливость? Трудолюбивым людям досталась земля из камней и глины, а российским лодырям чернозем..

[@kamnapavon4638]

Water and Electricity are a good thing...... Makes the Energy Flow Easier, reduces Resistance /Ohms... "Something Bit Me"......

[@robthebuilder4004]

Water will always get in. Even if it is condensation. Drill a small hole in the conduit just above the ground at the bottom of the pole.

[@Username-qx9gk]

Looks like they tried that, but still had a small river in the conduit

[@Oilcruzer]

Ya, I say heck no to that. Maybe before the conduit housed a live conductor/cable, not now.

[@ВовкаЯ-т4х]

Я правда нихрена не понимаю, но, видео прикольное!

[@ICUCUTI]

Andrew, looking forward to your videos . When I get on UTube, I hope to find a new video from you and when I do I hope it’s a long one ;since I have watched almost all your videos 😝, if there’s no new ones I will rewatch the old ones. You make terrific videos and the way you tackle anything you work on is truly inspiring. My favorites are the making of driveways.. I never thought I would look forward to watching these type of videos but I honestly think it’s you that makes them so interesting and of course the inspectors 🐕 you work with 😅❤. Thank you for sharing 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼❤️sincerely, Fan of the Castle maker.

[@AndrewCamarata]

Thank you.

[@NoBSFilms]

These types of videos are always oddly satisfying to watch! Love to see some of the more straightforward work!!

[@edlippjr]

10 days since last video? Unacceptable! What are we paying you for...?! Oh wait, we don't pay you. But still. MOAR! ;)

[@AndrewCamarata]

I am behind on editing. Next one is a snowmobile video too. IDK, ill try to get some more job videos edited.

[@larrygwinn6649]

Hi, you can plug conduit with a product called duckseal. You can buy at HD or Lowes in the electric dept

[@jmdelapp]

It is actually called Duct Seal.

[@atomicwedgie8176]

Ducks and seals love water!

[@yeetas4881]

Thanks for the video Andrew

[@laplumehm3859]

Hello Andrew, from France Normandie 🇫🇷. Merci de partager tes travaux, toujours du bon boulot. Amitiés 🍀🍀🍀

[@randaltucker2981]

Now that’s a hammer! Good vid, loving your progression.

[@faithful451]

Love to see how fit those dogs are, they look very healthy and very happy. Can see the muscles rippling under their coats. That's how a dog should be - not these fat flabby pampered things in the suburbs.

[@JesseDKangas]

If Andrew says it’s fine, it’s fine!

[@jakewoolf1884]

Love ur videos come to New Zealand and help with our property

[@michelod.i.y.5202]

Fantastic work, great diagnosis of the issue. 👍

[@PilotoBrutus]

You still working on your helicopter license?

[@ProclarushTaonas]

That was fun. It was cool to see a more old school Camarata video mixed in with the new content.

[@mrknowitalllearned]

Glad to see as older type of video, Fixing a problem.

[@george8873]

Glad you used the landscape fabric to keep the dirt out of the clean stone. Have seen french drains fail because people didn't use it and the stone got clogged up with dirt.

[@BS.-.-]

I have found the best way to keep water out of conduit is to leave it at the store and buy direct burrial wire.

[@kurtwerner4258]

This looks like a ground water issue more then a conduit leak. With a pond near by and bedrock, water sits on top of the bedrock. That trench will work great. Andrew went the extra mile to hammer out a slope to ensure drainage. Problem solved. Great work.

[@alisciamarotta3888]

AGREED!

[@michaeltarasenkoop2389]

Watch those pull boxes that cable could be a high voltage cable of 12200 volts if energized

[@AndrewCamarata]

It is high voltage. My understanding is to not even touch it.

[@sebastienricateau8474]

nice to see you video today, had a bad today, my tools stolen from my garage last night. so you make my day.

[@ted7x]

been watching you for years long time fan. wouldn't have my mini ex if it weren't for you, huge motivation got a lot of similar work to do around my property actually did you get your rock crush plant making that 1 inch gravel or still working on It? thank you for sharing your amazing experience over the years

[@richardgavin6712]

Invest in a rock ripping bucket

[@ty8324]

Just about to go to bed, I can't complain though. Time to watch

[@Flintlock1972]

New subscriber.. I love to see my home state.. beautiful thing about NY Upstate is the topography, and geology will never give away where you are within in the state. One suggestion about storing that impact breaker. Build a cradle for it so that it stands upright and the moil is set down to ensure it is fully up within the breaker. This will prolong the life of the seals. Too bad you are not down in NC, where I could use someone that does the job correctly. Too many French drains fail down here.

[@СергейАрестов-л4о]

Вы замечательный человек ! Успехов Вам !!!

[@richardjones5255]

Some years ago, I lived and worked in another country. We installed ducting through the town that had no main drainage, After every weekend new connections had been made to our ducts, and it was not for the intended purpose of the duct work. I leave it to you to think where the far end of the new 'duct' came out within the properties in question.

[@jaysoncody8716]

I saw three things you did kind of wrong! You didn't lay a filter fabricate layer under the drainage hose, you should have buried the hose in the middle of the gravel, and you should have hand tooled the clay and dirt out of the box a little and have put in 1 or 2 bucks of gravel inside of it! To help keep the clay and leftover debris from clogging up the drainage pipe somewhere down the road from now! Otherwise, you did a good job! P.S. I really enjoy watching your videos!

[@alisciamarotta3888]

OMG! another keyboard cowboy!!! No need for fabric on bottom in this case, solid rock on bottom, as for pipe holes.... corrugated pipe have slits all the way around, so the gravel contacts all points.

[@giggiddy]

@@alisciamarotta3888 Sir, some of these folks have actually designed and installed 3-4 low voltage LED lights in the planter at the front of their apartment. Do not minimize their level of experience and expertise!! Lol 😆

[@alisciamarotta3888]

@@giggiddy you're so right, lmao SIR ¿

[@stickhillfarm]

Camarata Springs water company

[@nieldcreek2098]

Around here we would seal both ends of the conduit with closed cell sprays foam. No issues.

[@ipaddlemyowncanoe.7441]

When the utilities won't repair their problem I guess you got to do it yourself then it gets done. That should keep the water away. 👍👍🙂🇨🇦

[@gabrielbueno9307]

Hi friend, i am from Brazil, like you videos

[@photocontrol]

Great fix! That should take care of the issue with water running inside the conduit.

[@andrewsobek2386]

Such an elegant solution to a...rather odd...problem!

[@andrewbriant1946]

have you ever thought about a quick system to change attachments, so much better than getting out of the machine. works well for us in AUS

[@ohhpaul7364]

Seeing as how that is right next to your pond, I wonder if the water pressure in the pond found the trench dug to install the lines and just started creeping and flowing into it? Then it just found a crack in the pipe (who uses rigid pipe in an underground pipe run? that should be either pvc pipe or the pvc utility line type tubing). Regardless, I wonder if putting a bag of bentonite clay along the bank of the pond there will stop the flow? I know you have a ton of rock right there, so it might be going under to go over, if you know what I mean. Thanks for the videos.

[@apaulotroughtzmantz2914]

When conduits are installed in a quazite box they are supposed to be turned up and kept off the bottom so this doesn’t happen

[@bren70ssss94]

Imagine how easy it would be for Andrew to make a body disappear , not that he would want to obviously 😁

[@petero2693]

We all do at times

[@BrainHurricanes]

4:48 They don't make trucks like they used to do, now they break for absolutely no reason ! 😂

[@sirbuandreigg]

Wait someone complained about someone else's electric connection? Or did I misunderstand that.

[@davidj4662]

Karen

[@playingdirty3719]

Great video right before bed

[@danielpercent5434]

I was literally about to draw. Scrolling through videos for music on KZbin and I see a new upload from you, yeah I can draw later. Haha love these videos you make! 😀

[@looniebinn]

I figured you would trench a bit further away from the end of your pipe to make sure the water continues to run downhill. That should work for a while until it clogs like they inevitably do. I always had better luck with schedule 40 pvc. The don't generally clog and they won't get crushed. It's always makes my night when I see a new video go live! :D

[@tbirdracefan]

He has fractured the rock the length of the trench. Ground water will naturally flow through that. Then he added a layer of gravel that the ground water will also flow thru. I can't see how it would ever be a problem again.

[@looniebinn]

@@tbirdracefan corrugated pipe always ends up clogged with leaves and dirt, especially if the end of the pipe is left open. either way, he shouldn't have to worry about that for several years at minimum

[@tbirdracefan]

@@looniebinn I watch Gate City foundation and drainage too. He works for people that will not do their own maintenance. Andrew did an excellent job and wont have any more problems.

[@looniebinn]

@@tbirdracefan Yep, I watch that channel too. It was a great channel drain, I just don't like the corrugated pipe. I did lawn service and prop maint for a while and tore out countless clogged and busted corrugated pipes.

[@Waffles_Syrup]

lol i had a feeling someone else that watches that channel would be in the comments about the corrugated pipe.

[@marcberm]

Try a blower or compressor to force the water out of the conduit from the high side. Granted it isn't easy rigging up a mostly airtight connection to the end of a conduit with conductors coming out of it, but it doesn't need to be perfect and should do the trick.

[@aproudamerican2692]

There are Karen's everywhere.

[@wfrias72]

What a better way to start the work day, than a cup of coffee and a Andrew Camarata inspirational video of how to execute a job well done and approve by Lab inspectors.

[@jaymartinez7654]

You know, you never cease to amaze me Andrew. You are most definitely a great role model for the next generation of young men. Just your work ethic alone says so much about you. Wow, is all I can say to you young man, and again outstanding job!!! ❤️

[@AndrewCamarata]

Thank you.

[@petero2693]

Not many places with open space silly..

[@kylerayk]

Wow, that's a lotta water! Looks more like a spring fed conduit! Thanks for sharing!

[@connorbailey4290]

Just what I needed

[@mirceanouradachian9168]

👍👍👍💙💛❤ANDREW AI FACUT O TREABA EXCELENTA.💙💛❤👍👍👍

[@dumdumdugan1940]

It broke for no reason

[@sylviaprudhomme5417]

Nice job. Always enjoy. The dogs❤❤❤

[@PNWPrototyping]

Another great video

[@dumdumdugan1940]

@@ImSrry4BeingWhite it’s an Andrew Camarata video, they’re all great

[@dumdumdugan1940]

@@ImSrry4BeingWhite not a chance

[@TheJimmybud]

Have you ever thought of doing controlled burns up there just to keep the underbrush down?

[@wileycoyotesr8623]

All-in-all an excellent vid. You had a story to tell, you documented it, addressed it, resolved it, and received Lab inspector approval.

[@davidnull5590]

Your comment here is the Secret to the success of Andrew's videos, that's Andrews formula. Andrew has other non-published videos on his channel without that formula - See his channel page and look for the ***B-Listed*** videos.

[@malcelwell7209]

Nice job Andrew 👍🇬🇧