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    Soil compacting methods after laying ABS pipe?

    I'm curious what effect does soaking the soil in water have? Does the soil flatten out more after it dries? And with a tamper do you fill up the trench ALL THE WAY and THEN use it, OR do you use that tamper after filling a few inches at a time or something? Also I hope my ABS pipe down...
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    Soil compacting methods after laying ABS pipe?

    I just laid some new ABS pipes. They're in my driveway, which is cobblestone, so I don't want any settling to occur months later. Can foot stomping do the job or do I need to rent a compactor?
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    How do plumbers decide on what to charge?

    I think they check out the neighborhood and size you up, and if you look like you're got $$ then they charge as much as they want to. Of course you never hire them again. I know a guy who majored in Physics, who makes $90 a hour working at a major aerospace company. I keep telling him he could...
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    11 1/4 degree ABS elbow?

    Actually I was messing with turning two 22 1/2 degree elbows and I am able to create an 11 degree bend with only a 2" depth drop. I can work with that.
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    Ways to cut clay pipe?

    I am trying to cut a sewage main and prep it to join with an ABS + rubber Fernco. I don't have one of those $400 chain cutters. I do have a 4" angle grinder with 2 masonry blades. Would that be a good 2nd option? UPDATE: The Grinder started a small score but it was ponderous, and even with a...
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    11 1/4 degree ABS elbow?

    I'm surprised they don't make some sort of flexible ABS pipe. Can ABS pipes be heated and bent slightly?
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    11 1/4 degree ABS elbow?

    For sewage pipes isn't ABS what everyone is using these days? Maybe I need to be running the white PVC pipes under my driveway. Should I return my black ABS pipes to Home Depot?
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    11 1/4 degree ABS elbow?

    Do they make an 11 1/4 degree ABS elbow (4")? I am replacing a section of sewage main. I don't want to drop the depth using two 90 degree elbows, so I can either use a rubber 4" coupling OR preferably find a 11 1/4 elbow if they are even made. I have found that 4" PVC elbows are made (in...
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