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PolicyGuy

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#2968133 14-Sep-2022 17:00

surfisup1000:

They just laid ours through our garden most of the way, so , just sits on top of the soil.

It is inside that thick orange piping though, so it is easy to see.

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@surfisup1000 - they laid the orange ducting on the surface of your garden?

So you have an ugly 25mm orange tube running along on top of the earth in between your plants?
Made of a ducting material that is absolutely positively definitely designed for underground use? And isn't UV stabilised and goes white and brittle if exposed to sunlight (it's so fragile that electrical wholesalers always store it under cover)?

That is utterly appalling

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#2968142 14-Sep-2022 17:53

PolicyGuy:

surfisup1000:

They just laid ours through our garden most of the way, so , just sits on top of the soil.

It is inside that thick orange piping though, so it is easy to see.

Wait

@surfisup1000 - they laid the orange ducting on the surface of your garden?

So you have an ugly 25mm orange tube running along on top of the earth in between your plants?
Made of a ducting material that is absolutely positively definitely designed for underground use? And isn't UV stabilised and goes white and brittle if exposed to sunlight (it's so fragile that electrical wholesalers always store it under cover)?

That is utterly appalling

Should that not be reported ❓

https://www.chorus.co.nz/help-and-support/fibre-installation/fibre-installation-methods

Whilst the difficult we can do immediately, the impossible takes a bit longer. However, miracles you will have to wait for.

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#2968208 14-Sep-2022 18:11

hsvhel:
The installers are average at best and dont get paid to care.

We all know it, UCG know it, Chorus know it.....Probably the most lazy bunch of contractors we have had the pleasure of sharing sites with.

The re-work in coming years due to arse installations will cost more than doing the job properly in the first place.

The client got the job they paid for.

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#2968311 14-Sep-2022 21:47

Handle9:
hsvhel:
The installers are average at best and dont get paid to care.

We all know it, UCG know it, Chorus know it.....Probably the most lazy bunch of contractors we have had the pleasure of sharing sites with.

The re-work in coming years due to arse installations will cost more than doing the job properly in the first place.

The client got the job they paid for.

I paid for mine ,I’m lucky I had building insurance to cover it so only paid the excess but still $1600 bucks is very poor they didn’t even put the ETP on the right side of the new building.

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#2968333 14-Sep-2022 23:10

Jase2985:

@wheelbarrow01 is there anything that can be looked into on the quality of this job?

It's not my area of expertise, but the general rule of thumb is Chorus will use an existing PVC duct (if one is present and usable) as the preferred option.

If not, next best option is for the customer to provide their own trench and PVC duct with draw wire.

Failing that, next best option is shallow bury of ruggedised cable at circa 200mm in soft surfaces (with hard surfaces slot trenched just under the finished surface then mortared)

And if none of these options are feasible, then it's surface mounted to a fence or other structure.

I assume from the photo that the OP's install was done using the shallow bury method. It's a bit hard to tell from the photo how deep it actually is. But it's largely irrelevant under the circumstances. You advise you are looking to install a fence. Assuming it's a 1.8m high fence, you'll need 900mm post holes dug across the width of the boundary for all the posts to be installed. This is likely far deeper than any power, gas or telecommunication lines running into your property. I'm not being smart, but at least your fibre cable was buried shallow enough to find easily so you can now avoid it with very little effort.

Either way, Worksafe recommends always digging manual pilot holes with hand tools in areas where you suspect underground services to exist. If you aren't sure, use the beforeUdig service to locate services - it's generally free.

And for the record, I deliberately tried to sever a sample of ruggedised Chorus fibre microduct with a sharpened & serrated spade, and I was unable to break through the outer sheath. But use a mechanical post hole digger on or near one and you'll probably destroy it nicely.

The views expressed by me are not necessarily those of my employer Chorus NZ Ltd

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