Electric heating cables under concrete

01-22-2012, 10:52 PM	#1
gkalinoski Newbie   Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 1	Electric heating cables under concrete I have 2 electric heating cable units under concrete at my cabin, The electrician tested and said one has a broken heating cable, but did not know where. Is there contractors with testing equipment to locate bad area, drill out concrete and repair cable? Any suggestions welcome

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01-22-2012, 11:23 PM	#2
mpoulton Semi-Pro Electro-Geek   Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Arizona, USA Posts: 2,164	Electric heating cables under concrete Unfortunately, heating cable is usually unrepairable. Especially in concrete. You would need to contact the manufacturer of the cable to find out for sure whether it can be field repaired or not.

01-22-2012, 11:36 PM	#3
frenchelectrican " Euro " electrician     Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: WI & France { in France for now } Posts: 4,965	Electric heating cables under concrete Quote: Originally Posted by mpoulton Unfortunately, heating cable is usually unrepairable. Especially in concrete. You would need to contact the manufacturer of the cable to find out for sure whether it can be field repaired or not. I am with him as well due some of the heating cable can not be able repair on the feild. Merci, Marc __________________ The answer will be based on NEC ( National Electrical code ) or CEC ( Cananda Electrical code ) or ECF ( Electrique Code France )