Peter McCarthy Electric Co., Inc.

Electricity 101
Electricity 101
Here is a job where we had to restore electricity to a garage in Hyde Park. The old electrical feed had been a bare cable laid in the dirt just below the surface. As often happens, it became damaged and the garage lost it's power. That made it rough on my clients since neither the lights nor the electric garage door opener worked! We were able to dig a new trench from the back of the house to the garage. We curved our trench to avoid the flower beds and bushes. The trench is 18" deep to give good protection for the conduit, and we pulled all the wiring necessary to restore the power, plus an extra "spare" wire. Good to have an extra for the future. Just in case. After the trench was back-filled, the yard was back to normal. Add a little grass seed in the Spring, and it will be as if we were never there. Except that now the garage door opener and lights work!
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The TrenchThe Trench
The 18" deep trench from back of house to garage. A good deep trench is an excellent idea to avoid gardeners getting a severe shock!The 18" deep trench from back of house to garage. A good deep trench is an excellent idea to avoid gardeners getting a severe s...
Trench for the conduit.Trench for the conduit.
In order to supply power to the garage in a safe and reliable manner, we first dig an 18" deep trench to the garage. We then lay the conduit in it and pull all the new wires to the garage. Back-filling is the last step.In order to supply power to the garage in a safe and reliable manner, we first dig an 18" deep trench to the garage. We then la...
Digging the trenchDigging the trench
The guys hard at work!The guys hard at work!
Trench runs in front of flower beds.Trench runs in front of flower beds.
At this house, the yard had a nice flowerbed with several bushes and other plants. WE dug the trench on a curve to stay out in front of the flower-bed and not damage them.At this house, the yard had a nice flowerbed with several bushes and other plants. WE dug the trench on a curve to stay out in ...
The finished product!The finished product!
All done! The yard is back in shape, and the garage has "juice" again!All done! The yard is back in shape, and the garage has "juice" again!
After we were done.After we were done.
After the trench was back-filled, the yard looked almost as good as new. A little grass seed in the Spring, ad it will be like we were never there.After the trench was back-filled, the yard looked almost as good as new. A little grass seed in the Spring, ad it will be like ...