Running conduit on ground level


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Old 12-05-19, 01:35 PM
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Running conduit on ground level

I'm considering running a conduit to my shed in backyard.
Normally, I'd bury the conduit, but part of the run is under gravel walkway and also tons of tree roots are expected.
To avoid all the trouble, I'm considering just bury run between my house to the fence and run rest of the line above ground.
Last half of the run is wood fence, so no problem securing the conduit. However, first half of the run is just wire fence (not chain link) secured with green spike post (I don't know the proper name) covered with ivy. So, there is no place to secure conduit here.

Will it be ok to just lay conduit on the ground for this run?
 
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Old 12-05-19, 01:51 PM
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It is not OK to lay the conduit on top of the ground.
 
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Old 12-05-19, 02:19 PM
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May be I could drive in some more spikes and secure the conduit to it?
 
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Old 12-05-19, 02:30 PM
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If you were to run it on top of the ground I'd recommend (GRC) galvanized rigid
or threaded metal (IMC).
 
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Old 12-05-19, 04:34 PM
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Is galvanized conduit really the best option?
I prefer PVC conduit for wet location because I have seen so many metal conduits fail due to corrosion, especially at the thread. But, if the galvanized conduit will work better for this application, so be it.
 
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Old 12-06-19, 09:38 AM
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Have you considered running aerial? Go from tree-to-tree. I'm sure someone here can recommend what kind of cable to use (I've never done it, so can't comment).
 
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Old 12-06-19, 11:19 AM
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Have you considered running aerial?
My house is single story and the shed is upon the hill. The cable still will be out of reach, a bit too low to my liking. I could make it work if I mount the cable on a pole, but I want to avoid aerial cables if possible.
 
 

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