myredracer wrote:
MrWizard wrote:
Underground direct burial cable has been around for at least 50 years , that I know of
Local code decides if it can be used, or must be in conduit
It is quite common, even in high voltage applications
I remember putting in direct burial cable for a 6200v line on airport runway edge lights over 40 years ago
Agree. In the case that I referred to it wasn't direct burial or sheathed cable it was individual conductors only, at least from what I could clarify with the manager. Stick a piece of conduit down into the ground and you can't tell. If CG "electricians" do the work, you have no idea what they've done. Many older CGs have conduit from pedestals to panels.
We were at one CG that had #10 romex strung overhead between trees to the sites and the receptacles (with no breakers) were dangling in the air a few feet above the ground. Oddly, it was run by a local gov't jurisdiction too. Wish I had taken a photo.
Would you (or anyone else) be willing to pay the fees a park would have charge if they did not have a "CG electrician" and always engaged a licensed electrician for all electrical issues? If not, where do you draw the line? Can the park replace faulty breakers and damaged receptacles? When a guest runs over a power pedestal can the park replace it? If the park can't do anything at all with the electric, it must be licensed electricians only, I would assume the plumbing would be the same. Plumbers and electricians cost in excess of $100 an hour, plus we pay a trip charge, never mind the fact that even with emergency service it will be hours before they can get to us. Nary a day goes by when one of those systems doesn't need attention. RVing is by no means gentle on the infrastructure. We literally have to be able to do the minor electrical and plumbing to stay open.
