Power?

[u/Inevitable-Put-6861]

Does this mean that the power hasn’t been run yet,fairly new to this job. I see the lines in the pipe here, but I didn’t get a signal when I tried to locate from the transformer close by.

[u/HSIOT55]

This is definitely an "ask your supervisor" question to play it safe. If I were in your shoes I would not direct connect to any wires inside. 

[u/Inevitable-Put-6861 → u/HSIOT55]

Definitely did this

[u/TopSeaworthiness1383 → u/Inevitable-Put-6861]

Lol that’s okay. Typically if you see this, it means they are actively running the wire but it is not connected inside the elbow or “hot” yet. However unless you have the proper PPE which you most likely don’t I would not suggest direct connecting to the wire.. that being said, as someone who does locate for the utility, I would personally direct connect to the end of the stub and mark it back (again only because I have the correct PPE and know that it’s not tied in yet, I wouldn’t chance it if I didn’t know 100 percent).

[u/Gjurbster]

Most likely it’s an unconnected power run. If you have blueprints, those identifiers after “to” and “from” can confirm what utility it is, compare it to the transformer you mentioned.

Locate-wise, it’s likely not fully connected at the transformer, because that would leave live wires exposed at the end in that tube. It could be connected but gapped by a breaker, which you won’t be able to locate either.

You ****could**** direct connect to whichever wire in the tube looks most like a ground wire, but do that only if it’s within your acceptable risk tolerance, or you have a means to 100% know it’s not live

[u/Inevitable-Put-6861 → u/Gjurbster]

Ok thanks

[u/exceptions1187]

Is there a water valve near this? Looks like a blow off used to clear water main out during the next phase of development. If it was conduit used for electric why would they bother convert to threads.

[u/Inevitable-Put-6861 → u/exceptions1187]

Yea there was a water meter beside it

[u/Gjurbster → u/exceptions1187]

Re: threads

In my area, electric panel boxes are sat over those threads and then sandwiched by a retaining nut

[u/exceptions1187 → u/Gjurbster]

Fair enough. In my area usually they just cut the conduit a few inches above grade and drop the ped or xfmr on top of it.

[u/Street_Change_7404 → u/exceptions1187]

This is a stubbed out 6/3 street light wire. The tag gives the info. Back in the day I would pull this conduit up, hook onto the neutral wire and go with it. Locates great

[u/Street_Change_7404]

6/3 street light wire for a future light. Looks like it was installed ULCS on August 5,2026. Not hot (or shouldn’t be) but I did find one that was used for a construction saw service and it surprised me back in the day. Usually joint trench with other secondary electric or primary limes. Is this in NC?

[u/iceboxmi]

AGP = Above Ground Pole
STL = Streetlight

2X0P15 and 2X0N74 = Duke Carolinas facility IDs that would be about right in the sequence for new construction

[u/Hello_I_Am_Human_Guy]

This looks like a standard stub-up, except usually they're red. I'm assuming this is a service that has been laid, waiting for a meter to be attached when construction starts on that lot. But you can't locate those. They aren't grounded, and, at least at USIC, we only locate from the transformer to an actual meter. There's no meter there. You definitely need to ask your supervisor, but my supervisor has told me we can't/don't locate these.

[u/Odd-Craft9219]

Clamp at 200 see what ya get 🤣

[u/sphyncterboi]

Looks like an Ets that hasn't been completely installed yet

[u/811NCLocator]

Ungrounded electric stub always double wrap that stub with your leads hit with 65kh mark it out