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Would you recommend K or L copper?

If I were going to dig up the entire area, I would definately use soft copper instead of hard, but I don't know that I can feed soft copper into my ram-rod pipe.

Yes, I've heard about that technique. But I think it isn't cost effective here because pipe is only required to be buried 18 inches, and in my case the soil is soft and really easy to dig. And besides, I don't own a backhoe (sadly).

Would I be able to push it through my 10 foot ram-rod pipe to get it under my rockery? If it is too stiff or too bendy, it would be difficult.

Do you know how long it typically lasts? How does one transition from HDPE to copper?

Thanks for the info. That's good to know that the joints shouldn't be a problem. After the piece under the rockery, I should be within 20 feet of my destination, so I don't think it is worth switching to soft copper since I can do it in one shot with no additional joints. The other problem...

Hi, I am getting ready to replace my 80-year old galvanized plumbing in my house due to very low flow, and am going to start with the buried line from the sidewalk to the house. What is the best material for this job? I want to have the best chance of never touching this pipe again in...