The wiring project for my future boathouse has turned into the project from H***. Scope creep (only can blame myself), and multiple contractor issues. Home Depot shipping the wrong size pipe, another vendor shipping wrong fittings. Sunbelt Rental gave me the wrong trencher. Less than 2" of rain in the past 8 weeks and temps in the 90's, so the ground is like rock. Bizarre accident leaves a nasty wound on my leg so I can't get in the lake for 2 weeks. I finally get all the trenching done, and then we get 4" of rain in 3 days. Electrical inspector almost couldn't sign off because everything is under water. If my yard didn't look like it had been attacked by gophers on meth, I'd be tempted to just walk away for a couple weeks.
The killer problem came up yesterday. Three cat5e (NOT for ethernet) and a fiber optic cable is in conduit running 400' from the basement to a pump house near the lake. The ends for all of the above was sitting on the ground/floor while I finished up securing the conduit. Thunderstorm comes through with a 47 mph gust, slamming the door on the end of the fiber cable. The sheath is peeled back on one of the fibers, and as one end is longer than the other, so it's a good bet that it's broken.
Am I SOL? Google results are all over the map with one answer saying I need a high quality curing oven, while the next requires 4-5 special tools. Can I repair this myself or so I have to replace?
Fiber cable I bought https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...h=1&pldnSite=1
The killer problem came up yesterday. Three cat5e (NOT for ethernet) and a fiber optic cable is in conduit running 400' from the basement to a pump house near the lake. The ends for all of the above was sitting on the ground/floor while I finished up securing the conduit. Thunderstorm comes through with a 47 mph gust, slamming the door on the end of the fiber cable. The sheath is peeled back on one of the fibers, and as one end is longer than the other, so it's a good bet that it's broken.
Am I SOL? Google results are all over the map with one answer saying I need a high quality curing oven, while the next requires 4-5 special tools. Can I repair this myself or so I have to replace?
Fiber cable I bought https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...h=1&pldnSite=1
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