When we lost power to our detached workshop a few months after our new garage was built, the electrician suspected that digging for the new construction was the culprit. He indicated that the wire was probably compromised while digging for the footings but it just took several months of being exposed to the elements to finally cause a problem. Sure enough. We (Dad) isolated the short to this section of wire (center of photo) --yes, it is actually IN the garage footing. This section of the underground wire has been temporarily bypassed (blue outdoor wire nuts in bottom left corner of photo) until the contractor comes up with a permanent solution that doesn't involve an underground splice. So, I still have electricity in the shop for working on the cabinets, flooring, trim, etc. for the kitchen. Geez, it doesn't ever end around here.
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