Patty Bates
New Member
Hello,
At my cottage I have a 1-1/4" black poly pipe for lake water intake. It leaves the cottage, runs 4 feet underground and enters the lake. Where the pipe enters the water at the shore, it's buried under sand, but definitely less than 4 feet deep (probably 1 to 2 feet deep). As the lake is freezing over, I'm wondering if it's possible for the ice on top of the lake to freeze the soil enough to actually freeze the poly pipe (ie; can the thickening lake ice "penetrate" and freeze the soil)? I've tried to research this for quite some time but can't come to a conclusion.
Here is an image to better explain.
Thank you,
Pat
At my cottage I have a 1-1/4" black poly pipe for lake water intake. It leaves the cottage, runs 4 feet underground and enters the lake. Where the pipe enters the water at the shore, it's buried under sand, but definitely less than 4 feet deep (probably 1 to 2 feet deep). As the lake is freezing over, I'm wondering if it's possible for the ice on top of the lake to freeze the soil enough to actually freeze the poly pipe (ie; can the thickening lake ice "penetrate" and freeze the soil)? I've tried to research this for quite some time but can't come to a conclusion.
Here is an image to better explain.
Thank you,
Pat
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