Thread: RG6 burial ?

I am helping a friend re do an old instillation. The installer used perfect vision rg6 cable 2 conductor with a ground. He came out of the house and buried it about 4" underground to run to the pole mounted dish. We are moving the dish due to obstructions and I am going to run a new wire. Question I have is is this cable ok to use for direct burial? Or does it have to be a direct burial cable? It is going to buried underground about 100ft from the house to the dish. I looked a the cable and it does not say burial on it anywhere. It is the standard rg6 all the installers in cincinnati use.

Cable used for burial in our area has a designated orange color, it is to be used when using a pole mount.

It should be fine. We bury that cable all the time with no problems.

If you are going to open the ground do yourself a favor and put a 2" conduit in it. No plumber's ells, use sweeps. You will thank me later..... BTW, 4" is too shallow, you would be better off with 18" of cover.

You can bury regular coax without an issue. The orange coax helps identify it easier so you don't accidently cut it with a shovel or with a lawnmower.

You really should get flooded cable which has a goo inside of it to prevent water from wicking inside the cable, but again its not an issue.

Only thing I would be concerned with is that the cable is RG6 and is Dish or Directv approved.

Thanks for everyones help. The cable I will be using is dish approved from Sadoun Satellite sales. I want to run it in conduit, but it is going through an array of tree roots and conduit would suck to bury through this. I think I will just have to bury it.

If running thru Roots and rocks I would recommend using PVC Conduit.... Buy it for about $2 for 10feet. Use SWEEPS and not elbows (hardware salesperson will know)... Bury it at least 8-10 inches... 12 inches is better... Conduit will prevent damage to the cable.... Remember to call your local number before digging... should be your Utilities company.

When I buried my cable, I used 5/8" poly tubing. It will protect the cable from rocks, roots, moisture and possibly critters. My cable has been buried for ten years. If you make gentle bends the cable will slide through easily. Since it is black, the sun will warm it enough to bend, but not too sharply. It comes in 100' rolls for around $20 and you can find it at most home centers.
Tom

Originally Posted by s10zr2

I am helping a friend re do an old instillation. The installer used perfect vision rg6 cable 2 conductor with a ground. He came out of the house and buried it about 4" underground to run to the pole mounted dish. We are moving the dish due to obstructions and I am going to run a new wire. Question I have is is this cable ok to use for direct burial? Or does it have to be a direct burial cable? It is going to buried underground about 100ft from the house to the dish. I looked a the cable and it does not say burial on it anywhere. It is the standard rg6 all the installers in cincinnati use.

Use it. We have been using non direct burial cable for years without any problems.