Posted by Zachary Hoyt on May 18, 2014 at 11:53:48 from (184.12.67.174):
There are several electric meter boxes here with old buried services that used to run to mobile homes that used to be on the property. I am wondering if anyone has been successful in digging up this wire and reusing it. I have a 50 amp plug for the welder but it is in the main building where we live and in order to weld I would need to put the welder inside and run the leads out the door and through the greenhouse to the lawn. If I could get about 70 or 80 feet of good cable I could run the line through the building overhead and out to the woodshed and learn to weld under the pole barn, which means I could work on rainy days. The meters have been removed from the boxes by the power company after we removed the trailers, but the wire is still in the ground. The trailers had 100 amp service so I am thinking the wire should be sufficient to carry power to a 50 amp receptacle, but I am not sure how best to go about digging up a wire without damaging it. I am guessing that by hand with a shovel is the way to go, maybe digging above where I think the wire runs and then pulling it up through the last few inches so as not to nick the insulation with the shovel. If anyone can advise whether this is a feasible idea and if it would be safe to reuse 30-40 year old wiring I would appreciate it. I know this is a kind of odd question. Zach
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