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<blockquote data-quote="Thinqer77" data-source="post: 500270" data-attributes="member: 32971"><p>Thanks for all the helpful advice. Apologies for radio silence but the day job got in the way the last few days.</p><p></p><p>Agree with and understand all of the comments made (except perhaps the one about telling the wife to 'deal with it' - I may end up having to live in the office without electricity if I do that!)</p><p></p><p>[USER=46]@Badger[/USER] I'm in SE9 (London)</p><p></p><p>[USER=24445]@Murdoch[/USER] Nope, can't move unit closer to house</p><p></p><p>[USER=24445]@Murdoch[/USER] and [USER=250]@SPECIAL LOCATION[/USER] - great points and well made, thanks. I only have an interest in helping out where reasonable and useful to reduce cost if possible.</p><p></p><p>[USER=11861]@kerching[/USER] err, see above comments re matrimonial harmony. Nice shoes btw.</p><p></p><p>I think we've drifted from the original question a little though, which was basically is there any other way to get the cable down the garden <strong>without</strong> digging a trench? What would be a safe, secure and acceptable way to run the cable above ground (and preferably not through the trees)? Is there any way this can be done? What protection (above just using SWA) would be needed? Could some sort of outer metal case/conduit/box/whatever be pegged to the ground with the cable running inside? Could I install a secure baseboard to run parallel to my neighbours fence, say 10cm tall from the ground, suitably pegged etc so it's solid, and then cleat the cable along that?</p><p></p><p>Thanks for any suggestions!</p><p></p><p>Ben.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Thinqer77, post: 500270, member: 32971"] Thanks for all the helpful advice. Apologies for radio silence but the day job got in the way the last few days. Agree with and understand all of the comments made (except perhaps the one about telling the wife to 'deal with it' - I may end up having to live in the office without electricity if I do that!) [USER=46]@Badger[/USER] I'm in SE9 (London) [USER=24445]@Murdoch[/USER] Nope, can't move unit closer to house [USER=24445]@Murdoch[/USER] and [USER=250]@SPECIAL LOCATION[/USER] - great points and well made, thanks. I only have an interest in helping out where reasonable and useful to reduce cost if possible. [USER=11861]@kerching[/USER] err, see above comments re matrimonial harmony. Nice shoes btw. I think we've drifted from the original question a little though, which was basically is there any other way to get the cable down the garden [B]without[/B] digging a trench? What would be a safe, secure and acceptable way to run the cable above ground (and preferably not through the trees)? Is there any way this can be done? What protection (above just using SWA) would be needed? Could some sort of outer metal case/conduit/box/whatever be pegged to the ground with the cable running inside? Could I install a secure baseboard to run parallel to my neighbours fence, say 10cm tall from the ground, suitably pegged etc so it's solid, and then cleat the cable along that? Thanks for any suggestions! Ben. [/QUOTE]
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