Re: [OT] Mystery Buried Cables

[Simon McCaughey <simonmcc@xxxxxxxxx>]

Yeah, that would be worth a try, especially if it is close to the
surface.
The only problem may be that you find the end of the cable may take a dive
into the ground if it is just buried waste

Regards

Simon


On 11 October 2010 10:44, Paul Gale <groups2@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> If they're that close to the surface - could you not cut a small
channel in
> the grass and follow them back - or would that destroy too much? Might
be
> the only safest way it case you do cut into something that would cause
an
> evacuation of the area! ;)
>
> Paul.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Philip Coombes
> Sent: 11 October 2010 10:21
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Cc: Jim Noble
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] [OT] Mystery Buried Cables
>
>  I have had a further inspection this morning and the cables are
definitely
> black and have no markings on them that I can see. I have run a
domestic
> type metal detector over them and a wire/current detector neither of
which
> seem to register anything. Also the metal detector on my phone doesn't
> register either! All show up when run over the regular armoured cable
I have
> laid.
>
> I have also googled like mad this morning and neither the HSE
underground
> services booklet
> (http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/priced/hsg47.pdf)
and the NJUG
> guidelines(http://www.njug.org.uk/publication/114/)
appear to firmly
> suggest what they might be. There are no tiles above the cables (if
there
> had been they would have been above ground!) or tapes etc.
>
> I am increasingly of the opinion that they are just offcuts that have
been
> dumped but still stuck as to how I positively prove or disprove that
> assertion.
>
> Phil
>
> On 10/10/2010 22:00, Jim Noble wrote:
> >    On 10/10/2010 21:32, Philip Coombes wrote:
> >>     Hi everyone, hope you all had a good weekend!
> >>
> >> I spent my Sunday digging a hole for a pond but have been
somewhat
> >> stymied by coming across a couple of buried cables or pipe.
They are
> >> about an inch or so across (maybe 2.75cm) and pretty stiff. I
have
> >> uploaded a picture at http://flic.kr/p/8HWk5q
> >>
> >> So my question is, what are these likely to be?
> > They look blue - could be mains water? Where is your water meter?
Do
> > any of the pipes to/from it head off in the direction of these
ones?
> > How about your neighbours' ones?
> >
> > Could also be electrical though - got one of those buried cable
finders?
> > Mine has a metal detecting mode...
> >
> > A clamp meter might not necessarily report any current if there
is
> > both live and neutral in there and you're clamping around both.
> >
> > Jim
> >
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