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    quarter mile water line plumber nightmare

    what about brass fitting ? we asked for 18 .. but at a few spots it was not done.. a lot of it was sloppy work... and kind if hid it up quickly... we just want to the best way to get out of this dilemma.. what would you do ?
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    quarter mile water line plumber nightmare

    Hello we have about 1300 feet from water meter to the house. This is in Texas outside of Dallas.... The plumber we hired did a terrible job and now we are seeing leaks and we were not onsite, and he ended up in jail, so we have real big problem at hand. We bought 500 1 1/2 inch foot rolls, so...
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    Quarter 0.25 mile water line from meter to house

    @Reach4 thanks.. so how have you run ? i am not clear.. since the trench is only 24 " at max, how you do you snake it so its not straight ? any experience you can share how to do it right ? obviously the trench is not straight as the driveway is curved .. does that help ?
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    Quarter 0.25 mile water line from meter to house

    Thanks again.. i just called the company that sold the 500 feet 1.5 inch rolls , and they quoted me https://www.rcworst.com/hymax-2-862-54-0041-16-nd-1-5-epdm-flip-long-body-coupling-1-61-2-13-o-d.html its pretty expensive ? is it worth it ? this is the pipe i bought
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    Quarter 0.25 mile water line from meter to house

    Thanks a lot ... the compression coupling that I found dont seem to have teeth. finding stuff has been challenging.. do you know where i can buy them online ? Also what is the best way to tee off at every 500 ft if i want to have a spigot there ?
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    Quarter 0.25 mile water line from meter to house

    @Valveman & other experts.. Thanks in advance for chiming in .. here is what i planning to do. Lets hope the diagram i put together is clear.. Anyway i can explain what i am doing in writing as well 1) water meter 3/4 PVC to valve box with 3/4 ball valve for shutoff 2) 3/4 T to provide a spigot...
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    Sewer line clean out is getting blocked

    thanks for all the responses... do you guys agree that such a Y design could cause feeces and other stuff to come through the cleanout . the Y was intended by the plumber to allow a easier access to cleanout towards the house. if you can provide comments on the they bad design is causing feeces...
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    Sewer line clean out is getting blocked

    there is a another clean out a feet away for the other direction.. this cleanout was for going into the house...
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    Sewer line clean out is getting blocked

    Any idea plumbing experts ? appreciate it ...
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    Quarter 0.25 mile water line from meter to house

    Thanks again for your help.. i am outside of Dallas, Texas. I dont think butt welding is easy for a beginner like me ? what is the next best option for interconnections ? I was thinking of getting 3x 500 ft rolls and have junction boxes every 500 feet. since i was going 24 inch , i was...
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    Sewer line clean out is getting blocked

    I had a plumber do this but i dont think this is done right. if you see the picture from the wall . The sewer line is coming out of the house and then it takes a left.. The plumber looks like put a Y there so there can be a cleanout.. When it blocked up, feeces was coming out of the clean out. I...
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    Quarter 0.25 mile water line from meter to house

    do you suggest for me to use a thrust block ? also how deep do you suggest . is 3 feet deep for the trench good ? is there a specific poly pipe you can suggest for this (a link would be great) ? and do you suggest have a junction box every 300 feet for being to isolate issue or future breakouts...
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    Quarter 0.25 mile water line from meter to house

    Thank you so much for your response.. everything i read says that PEX is better and more durable than poly,and poly has issues... do you think Poly/SIDR will last 20 years without issues and i have trees around the driveway where i will be trenching ? would 1.5 inches be ok ?
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    Quarter 0.25 mile water line from meter to house

    Thank you so much for your response.. everything i read says that PEX is better and more durable than poly,and poly has issues... do you think Poly will last 20 years without issues and i have trees around the driveway where i will be trenching ? do you have a specific brand you suggest and is...
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    Quarter 0.25 mile water line from meter to house

    Hello we have about 1300 feet from water meter to the house. This is in Texas ... I was looking at PEX online and it look like the price difference between 11/2 (1.5) inch and 2 inch is about 5 times.. also for 2 inch i am only seeing 100 ft rolls, where as for 1.5 inch there is 300 to 500 ft...
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