Broken conduit on DNO side... would you bother?

[chrisd1967]

The conduit on the DNO side of my incoming feed has gone all brittle and is breaking off slowly bit by bit over the weeks.

I certainly don't want to spend any money on it, but what would people do?
- Tell the DNO and see if they'll sort it for free as it's their side
- Not bother doing anything
- Sort it yourself and pay

Thanks for any tips!

 

[Murdochcat]

There is no way to “sort “ that out without removing the service head which is live. I’d leave it alone

 

[Taylortwocities]

Agreed. Its an armoured cable that is just buried, unprotected in the ground. the white pipe is just decorative.
If you really want to sort it, get a bit of 40mm white waste pipe, slice it in half and glue the two halves over the existing pipe.

 

[ericmark]

Split conduit like this should go over existing and make it look better, but not really needed.

 

[securespark]

It may well not be SWA, but split con or straight con.

In any case, the DNO have different rules to 7671.

I would fit a short length of galv tube protector over it

 

[Risteard]

It may well not be SWA, but split con or straight con.

In any case, the DNO have different rules to 7671.

I would fit a short length of galv tube protector over it

It definitely won't be SWA.