You could check your local electrical code, but it is usually a foot
deep for wire in conduit, and 18" or two feet for direct-burial cable
(which is a special type of cable for the purpose).
- Bill
> What are the rules for running wire underground ? I was thinking of
> just
> running romex a foot or so deep but now that I am ready to do it I
> think it
> should probably done better than that. Is romex ok ? or should it be
> wire
> in some kind of conduit ? I assume plastic conduit if it is. I figure
> it
> only has to last 5-10 years before we move and we will take the
> fountain
> with us so there is no need to bother with a permit and making a
> extremely
> busy inspector come out just for this but that does not mean I don't
> want
> to do it right and safely.
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