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INSTALLING A VERTICAL EGS COPPER TUBE:
1. Drill a min. 6" diameter hole to a depth at least 6" greater than the nominal
length of the EGS copper tube (i.e. EGS-V8 would have a hole that is 8'-6").
2. Remove tape from the bottom breather holes and save to for verification if
required.
3. Position the EGS copper tube in the hole so it rest on the bottom of the hole.
Then place 4" to 6" of soil or rock in the hole so the bottom 4" to 6" of the copper
tube is covered.
4. Mix the backfill material with water (4.5 parts water to 1 part supplied backfill
material or 14 gallons of water to a 50 lb. bag of backfill material). Mix until
mixture reaches a slurry consistency.
5. Use this mixture to fill the hole around the EGS copper tube. Do not backfill
above the point at which the wire pigtail attaches to the EGS copper
tube. Leave top exposed to the air.
6. Place the access box over the top of the EGS copper tube with the wire pigtail
running under the access box to the top of the ground or connect to other
ground wire. Access box should not contact the top of the EGS copper tube.
7. Remove the top sealing tape after backfilling is complete.
8. It is not recommended to install a EGS copper tube in the following locations:
A. Where drainage, watershed or down spout will flood the access box.
B. Near the edge of a sheer cliff or drop-off.
Note: NEVER USE SAND AS A BACKFILL
INSTALLING A HORIZONTAL EGS COPPER TUBE:
1. Excavate a trench with a minimum width of 6" and to a depth that is 6" or more
inches greater than the vertical length of the EGS copper tube. Slope the trench
so that the end of the copper tube is lower than the elbow end by approximately
1" to 2".
2. Remove tape from breather holes on the horizontal section of the tube and save
to for verification if required.
3. Place the EGS copper tube in the trench so that the top of the tube is
approximately 6" below the ground level and the bottom side of the copper tube
is resting on the ground. The end of the tube should be lower than the elbow so
that moisture will run to the end of the copper tube.
4. Mix the backfill material with water (4.5 parts water to 1 part supplied backfill
material or 14 gallons of water to a 50 lb. bag of backfill material). Mix until
mixture reaches a slurry consistency.
5. Use this mixture to fill the trench around the EGS copper tube.
Do not backfill above the point at which the wire pigtail attaches to the
EGS copper tube. Leave top exposed to the air.
Finish backfilling the trench with soil from the trench excavation or imported soil.
6. Place the access box over the top of the EGS copper tube with the wire pigtail
running under the access box to the top of the ground or connect to other
ground wire. Access box should not contact the top of the EGS copper tube.
7. Remove the top sealing tape after backfilling is complete.
8. It is not recommended to install a EGS copper tube in the following locations:
A. Where drainage, watershed or down spout will flood the access box.
B. Near the edge of a sheer cliff or drop-off.
Note: NEVER USE SAND AS A BACKFILL
One bag (50 lbs) of back fill material will fill a 12 ft. deep hole, 6 inch in diameter.
One bag yields approximately 17 gallons of slurry backfill. One cubic foot of slurry
needs about 22 lbs. of backfill material.
1. Drill a min. 6" diameter hole to a depth at least 6" greater than the nominal
length of the EGS copper tube (i.e. EGS-V8 would have a hole that is 8'-6").
2. Remove tape from the bottom breather holes and save to for verification if
required.
3. Position the EGS copper tube in the hole so it rest on the bottom of the hole.
Then place 4" to 6" of soil or rock in the hole so the bottom 4" to 6" of the copper
tube is covered.
4. Mix the backfill material with water (4.5 parts water to 1 part supplied backfill
material or 14 gallons of water to a 50 lb. bag of backfill material). Mix until
mixture reaches a slurry consistency.
5. Use this mixture to fill the hole around the EGS copper tube. Do not backfill
above the point at which the wire pigtail attaches to the EGS copper
tube. Leave top exposed to the air.
6. Place the access box over the top of the EGS copper tube with the wire pigtail
running under the access box to the top of the ground or connect to other
ground wire. Access box should not contact the top of the EGS copper tube.
7. Remove the top sealing tape after backfilling is complete.
8. It is not recommended to install a EGS copper tube in the following locations:
A. Where drainage, watershed or down spout will flood the access box.
B. Near the edge of a sheer cliff or drop-off.
Note: NEVER USE SAND AS A BACKFILL
INSTALLING A HORIZONTAL EGS COPPER TUBE:
1. Excavate a trench with a minimum width of 6" and to a depth that is 6" or more
inches greater than the vertical length of the EGS copper tube. Slope the trench
so that the end of the copper tube is lower than the elbow end by approximately
1" to 2".
2. Remove tape from breather holes on the horizontal section of the tube and save
to for verification if required.
3. Place the EGS copper tube in the trench so that the top of the tube is
approximately 6" below the ground level and the bottom side of the copper tube
is resting on the ground. The end of the tube should be lower than the elbow so
that moisture will run to the end of the copper tube.
4. Mix the backfill material with water (4.5 parts water to 1 part supplied backfill
material or 14 gallons of water to a 50 lb. bag of backfill material). Mix until
mixture reaches a slurry consistency.
5. Use this mixture to fill the trench around the EGS copper tube.
Do not backfill above the point at which the wire pigtail attaches to the
EGS copper tube. Leave top exposed to the air.
Finish backfilling the trench with soil from the trench excavation or imported soil.
6. Place the access box over the top of the EGS copper tube with the wire pigtail
running under the access box to the top of the ground or connect to other
ground wire. Access box should not contact the top of the EGS copper tube.
7. Remove the top sealing tape after backfilling is complete.
8. It is not recommended to install a EGS copper tube in the following locations:
A. Where drainage, watershed or down spout will flood the access box.
B. Near the edge of a sheer cliff or drop-off.
Note: NEVER USE SAND AS A BACKFILL
One bag (50 lbs) of back fill material will fill a 12 ft. deep hole, 6 inch in diameter.
One bag yields approximately 17 gallons of slurry backfill. One cubic foot of slurry
needs about 22 lbs. of backfill material.