ANVILFIELD Try FieldOS

Field glossary

Tracer wire

A continuous conductor laid with plastic pipe so the line can be located later

Used across 3 Anvilfield field guides, most in Paving.

Also defined as

  • Plumbing: A continuous insulated copper wire laid along a plastic service so the buried line can be found with a locator, with accessible terminations
  • Electrical: A conductor run with a nonmetallic duct bank so it can be located from the surface later

Where this shows up

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