"bud--" wrote in message
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Jim Redelfs wrote:


Buried splices are like light bulbs and hard-disk drives: It's not IF -
it's WHEN.

Left undisturbed, buried cable/drop will outlast the house. Put a "hole"
in it and you can set your timer:

Even the best buried splice, done properly by a telco technician will
eventually fail.

What causes a "proper" splice to fail. Not disagreeing, just curious.

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bud--

Water, and maybe soil that's heaving (shifting) due to freezing & thawing.
Some wire is below the frost line, but maybe not where it enters the house.