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Installation Manual
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Manual 020419 REV A - Feb 2019
Preparing the Site
Using 2 x 6 boards and stakes, construct a concrete form with interior dimensions of 42 x 48 inches
inside the foundation hole. Make sure that the top edge of the form is level.
Place gravel into the foundation hole to create a level base. The gravel layer should be at least two
inches deep, compacted and leveled.
Place and tie rebar inside the form elevated above the gravel.
Place the Clearfield cast-in-place template into the form, guiding the cable conduits through the
conduit entry ducts in the template.
Align the template mounting brackets flush with the top of the form, then nail the template to the
form to secure it in place.
Note:
The mounting studs should protrude approximately one inch above the form.
Verify that the form remains level across the entire surface. Adjust as required.
Pull the earth ground wire (from the conduit trench) through the entry duct in the template, allowing
at least three feet of wire to extend above the top of the form.
Mask the four mounting studs on the template to protect the threads from concrete.
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Excavate the pad area. Dig a foundation hole six inches deep with a perimeter measuring at least
42 x 48 inches.
Grade and compact the excavated surface until it is firm and level.
Trench out conduit paths through the foundation hole from the cable feeder location. Refer to the
pad drawings for conduit locations.
Place the cable conduits into the conduit trench. Refer to the pad construction guidelines for conduit
sizes and locations.
Route the earth ground wire through the conduit trench (from the ground electrode).
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Prepare the site for pad construction as described below. Adapt the instructions as needed for local requirements, practices,
or conditions.
To assemble the template
To construct a concrete form
