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installation
step 1 - install CablinG
always get a registered electrician to install any 240v mains voltage cabling for
you other wise any cable for voltage lower than 32vac or 50vdc you can do
your self without a license.
if your gate track is hollow you can run low voltage cabling through this but
be carefull that the cable doesn’t doesn’t get pinced anywhere along the track
particularly when a vehicle drives over it. if you need to run low voltage cable
across a concrete or bitumen driveway or path you can do this by chasing a
groove with a 9” angle grinder with a diamond cutting blade fitted. make the
groove deep enough so there is 5mm or so space above the cable when in-
stalled and wide enough so the cable sits loosly in the groove. use an expan-
sion gap where possible as this requires less work. make sure the cable will not
be pinched if between two slabs of concrete that can shift with ground move-
ment.
fix the cable into the groove using clear plumbers silicon (non acidic) or other
flexible sealer in the clean groove before the cable and again after, making sure
it sticks to both sides of the groove. if the path or driveway has lawn or garden
edges make sure the cable isn’t exposed or accessable to edge trimmers or
spades by running the groove down the edge and into conduit just under the
edge of the driveway. you’ll need to dig a hole next to the driveway to do this.
if the driveway meets a post and you need to go around it then chase a groove
where you can with the angle grinder then use a rotary hammer drill as a mini
jack hammer for the corners and fiddly bits.
conduit runs under path to
keep it safe
cable run in groove cut in concrete with
silicon top and bottom
dig hole at edge of concrete
if lawn or garden edge, run groove
down edge of concrete
