Seattle38
New Member
Hi!
Well, I've got a leak in the main between the meter and the house. The existing main is in an unknown region of a vast front yard and I've begun to trench for a new line. I plan to install type k soft copper and I have to make three bends to overcome a small rise between the meter and where it enters the house; the line is about 50 feet long. I have a few questions:
1) the copper pipe will enter the basement below grade (as it does now), should I sleeve the pipe as it travels through the concrete wall? and with what should I sleeve it with? (dear Liza....)
2) to prevent leaking around the main as it enters the basement, what should I seal it with?
3) Should I sleeve the entire main to the meter with something to protect it? Rigid pipe won't work given the bends I have to make, are there other options?
4) How does the main connect to the meter? what is typical?
5)The soil is pretty rocky, should I bury the line in sand before backfilling?
Thanks!
Well, I've got a leak in the main between the meter and the house. The existing main is in an unknown region of a vast front yard and I've begun to trench for a new line. I plan to install type k soft copper and I have to make three bends to overcome a small rise between the meter and where it enters the house; the line is about 50 feet long. I have a few questions:
1) the copper pipe will enter the basement below grade (as it does now), should I sleeve the pipe as it travels through the concrete wall? and with what should I sleeve it with? (dear Liza....)
2) to prevent leaking around the main as it enters the basement, what should I seal it with?
3) Should I sleeve the entire main to the meter with something to protect it? Rigid pipe won't work given the bends I have to make, are there other options?
4) How does the main connect to the meter? what is typical?
5)The soil is pretty rocky, should I bury the line in sand before backfilling?
Thanks!