Staticated
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While digging in my backyard I found a twist of three thick wires. Two black and one yellow. It’s buried about 3 feet deep. It doesn’t look like it goes to my house. Anyone have an idea what it might be?
While digging in my backyard I found a twist of three thick wires. Two black and one yellow. It’s buried about 3 feet deep. It doesn’t look like it goes to my house. Anyone have an idea what it might be?
I’m thinking they are 10base5 cables after doing some research.Call the Miss Utility locator service in your area.
Or just cut the wires and see who complains.
How long in the house ?
Any writing on the wire?
Near any fence line
How close to the house
Any 110 powered stuff in the backyard
I’ve lived here since 2009. No markings that I have seen. It Looks like it runs from the fence at one corner to the other corner kinda splitting it in half, running past the corner of the house about 5 feet off. Nothing with power in the back yard.
Doesn’t look like either of those. There is a pedestal about 20 feet from it but the cables aren’t laid in that direction.Did not think
Does your survey show an easement/ utility easement
Where you found the cable?!
Any pedestals in the corners??
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Or look like this
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Hard to tell the size of the wire without something to scale the image off of, but it is odd that you have two black and one yellow. No markings visible on the wire. Not sure what this is....
Hard to tell the size of the wire without something to scale the image off of, but it is odd that you have two black and one yellow. No markings visible on the wire. Not sure what this is....
A brief Google search indicates that the yellow may be a "traveler" wire for a switch or pole. Is there any power poles, light poles, etc. in the area?
Try a non-contact voltage tester. How large are the wires?
I guess I’ll go get a voltage tester and that should give me some answers.
There aughta be a law against doing that.Three wires typically go to the house for service, could be Aluminum SE wires if the size of a dime?
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Have to make it a link. And post the link
I guess I’ll go get a voltage tester and that should give me some answers.