What is a LEAD-IN?
Conduit & cable that connects your home (PCD) and your property’s boundary (BOUNDARY / SERVICE PIT). This is installed underground within a trench.
Lead-in Parts:
- Conduit / Bends
- Draw Wire / Cable
- Others
- Saddles
- Plugs & Screws
What is a Boundary / Service Pit?
Allocated Pit that connects the premises to the network (NBN, TELSTRA, LBNCO, OPTICOM)
What is a PCD (Premises Connection Device)?
Telecommunications box outside your premises also know as Utility box, Madison Box, Luca Box.
When To Contact Us!
You may need a new Lead-in conduit if you’re connecting a new phone line or internet service and your home:
- is new
- has been renovated
- has been knocked-down/rebuilt
- has never had a phone or internet connection before.
- Houses older than 30 year with existing P10 conduit.
You may need to relocate the existing due to:
- New landscaping
- New Wall
- New Garden
- Garden Borders
- Subdivision
- New building
- Extensions
You may need to get it repaired due to:
- Disrupted, Damaged or Cut Conduit / Cable by
- Gardening
- Changing landscaping
- General digging
- Signs
- Faulty Cable
- Cable breakdown
- Joins Fail
Apcoms Lead-In / Pit & Pipe Full Services
Lead-In and Pit & Pipe Designs
Compliant designs to all networks (NBN, Telstra, Lbnco, Opticomm) as per Industry Guideline G645:2017.
Trenching
Mechanically or manual digging in almost any type of soil (Sand*, Clay, Lime & Rock*) and backfill by experienced, accredited & licensed Technicians.
* Sand in the only type that can be use mechanical or manual trencher; other types only mechanical.
* Not solid rock
In order to avoid damage to property, we review property documentation and identify existing underground services
Management of surface types such as artificial turf, grass, asphalt, concrete & pavers.
Lead-in & Pit & Pipe New Installations
Install Lead-in Conduit using a nominal P20 White Telecommunications Conduit (23mm Internal Diameter) from the proposed external PCD (located at the dwelling) to the property boundary. The P20 Lead-in conduit is strung; each end of the conduit capped to prevent the ingress of dirt or silt.
Lead-in Repairs
In some cases, Internet & Phone services can go down due to the cable from the pit to the house has been disrupted, damaged or cut by:
- Drilling Walls
- Digging in your front yard
- Others
APCOMS provides you with quick repairs. Based on your urgency and budget; we offer temporary (quick and cheap) or Permanent.
Temporary:
- Locate and dig up
- Join Cables (Copper, Fibre, Coaxial) according to your home technology.
- Back-fill
Permanent:
- Locate and dig out lead-in conduit
- Replace conduit and cable (Copper, Fibre, Coaxial) according to your home technology.
- Back-fill
Pit & Pipe Repairs
Private Pits are usually installed in developments with more than 3 units; in this case you might face some challenges such as:
- Un-level Pits
- Buried Pit
- Broken Pits
- Broken Lids
- Pit Relocation
As well as the same problems with the Lead-ins by
- Drilling Walls
- Digging in your front yard
- Others
APCOMS provides you with quick repairs. Based on your urgency and budget; we offer temporary (quick and cheap) or Permanent.
Temporary:
- Locate and dig up
- Join Cables (Copper, Fibre, Coaxial) according to your home technology.
- Back-Fill
Permanent:
- Locate and dig out lead-in conduit
- Replace conduit and cable (Copper, Fibre, Coaxial) according to your home technology.
- Back-Fill
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Replace Conduits
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Replace / Level Pits
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Replace Lids
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Replace / Join Cable (Copper, Fibre, Coaxial)
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Trenching
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Relocate Pits & Conduits.
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Upgrades: P10 conduit was installed to old premises. Fibre Ready / NBN requires to upgrade to P20.
Needing installation of lead-in conduits or Pits?
Contact us today – our technicians are ready to help you solve that problem.
Warranty!
All our jobs are guaranteed!! As you can see on our website; we work with well-known companies that trust us with our high standards and practices required by Telstra and NBN.All technicians are registered and fully licensed.
