Cable from Street to House
26-04-2008, 22:10
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Cable from Street to House
Does anyone know how the cable from the street to your house is supposed to be laid?
We have a front garden and the cable comes through a wall at the front of the garden and is then on top of the flower bed for 3ft or so then it goes under the drive to the house. The cable is not in any pipe or anything to protect it.
Is this acceptable or should it be laid in some sort of protective pipe?
Can I get Virgin to redo it? and will I have to pay?
Regards
Mark
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26-04-2008, 22:30
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Pete
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Re: Cable from Street to House
It should be underground, normally in a flexible green plastic conduit
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27-04-2008, 00:36
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Moan Moan It's all I do
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Re: Cable from Street to House
Mines comes across the garden under about 1 inch of soil. Then it goes round the side of my paving and into the wall. Just plain wires, not in any cover.
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27-04-2008, 09:44
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Re: Cable from Street to House
It should be in a cover and buried. If this is not the case and you are not happy then you need to make that call.
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28-04-2008, 10:38
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Re: Cable from Street to House
it should be buried within a green conduit or tacked along a wall or fence. If this is a new instal I'd complain ASAP, and it should be done for free.
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29-04-2008, 10:14
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Re: Cable from Street to House
mine is under ground.
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29-04-2008, 12:15
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Re: Cable from Street to House
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Originally Posted by Markjp
Can I get Virgin to redo it? and will I have to pay?
Regards
Mark
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Does it work? are you likely to cut into it? |
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30-04-2008, 00:18
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Re: Cable from Street to House
to be fair thats beside the point it shouldnt be on top of a flower bed.
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02-05-2008, 15:14
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Re: Cable from Street to House
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Originally Posted by Wicked_and_Crazy
Does it work? are you likely to cut into it?
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Unfortunately I have already damaged the cable.
I was clearing the flower bed which was overgrown (moved to this house 18 months ago) and I put a spade through the cable, cut telephone, tv and bb. I had no idea the cable was there. I have done a temporary repair.
I feel virgin should re-lay the cable properly at their expense. |
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02-05-2008, 17:00
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Re: Cable from Street to House
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Originally Posted by Markjp
Unfortunately I have already damaged the cable.
I was clearing the flower bed which was overgrown (moved to this house 18 months ago) and I put a spade through the cable, cut telephone, tv and bb. I had no idea the cable was there. I have done a temporary repair.
I feel virgin should re-lay the cable properly at their expense.
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If you phone them and explain what has happened, say that the cable was very near to the surface of the soil and they will do come and sort it at no cost. |
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02-05-2008, 17:55
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Re: Cable from Street to House
Quote:
Originally Posted by Markjp
Unfortunately I have already damaged the cable.
I was clearing the flower bed which was overgrown (moved to this house 18 months ago) and I put a spade through the cable, cut telephone, tv and bb. I had no idea the cable was there. I have done a temporary repair.
I feel virgin should re-lay the cable properly at their expense.
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Totally agree
---------- Post added at 17:55 ---------- Previous post was at 17:54 ----------
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Originally Posted by the-cable-guy
to be fair thats beside the point it shouldnt be on top of a flower bed.
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I agree but if there was no chance it was going to get damaged then there would be no point in moving it.
My cable is on the surface in one place, as its under a laurel bush it doesnt matter to me |
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