A poster made a point in a previous thread https://terrylove.com/forums/index....s-sewer-pipe-what-is-the-best-material.87694/ about negotiating for a plumber to haul away the old pipe to prevent "subsidence".
I've found a lot of plumbers a bit reluctant to haul the old broken pipe away. Should I insist on it being done? How much of a risk is it? Is it an environmental hazard? It seems like a minor issue at best given that the house I'm considering for replacing the pipe is in Southern California / LA where it's traditionally dry with the occasional heavy rain in the winter months.
But I'm curious what others' experiences are with it.
EDIT: The new pipe is about 20-30 ft of HDPE, the old "burst" pipe is the orangeburg pipe/fragements that will need to be hauled away. I also updated the title from "trenchless" to trenched. The plumbers will dig a trench, replace the old orangeburg with HDPE and inteneded to discard the old pipe by leaving it in the ground.
I've found a lot of plumbers a bit reluctant to haul the old broken pipe away. Should I insist on it being done? How much of a risk is it? Is it an environmental hazard? It seems like a minor issue at best given that the house I'm considering for replacing the pipe is in Southern California / LA where it's traditionally dry with the occasional heavy rain in the winter months.
But I'm curious what others' experiences are with it.
EDIT: The new pipe is about 20-30 ft of HDPE, the old "burst" pipe is the orangeburg pipe/fragements that will need to be hauled away. I also updated the title from "trenchless" to trenched. The plumbers will dig a trench, replace the old orangeburg with HDPE and inteneded to discard the old pipe by leaving it in the ground.
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