IAm_Not_Lost
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Figured I would post this in this area as it has more to do with outdoor pipes.
Any of you guys or gals specifically knowledgable about schedule 35 pvc septic pipe depth strength? I just had a propane truck run over my sdr35 line that goes from the septic tank itself to the area where the leach field is. The 4” pipe is buried at about 18”.
The ground is pretty well compacted in that area, but obviously it’s not somewhere we have traffic going over. This guy just didn’t see the rocks I have outlining the driveway and decided to make a straight shot to the propane tank.
Just has me nervous. Some sources online say 12” of minimum depth will support a huge amount of weight, other less formal sources say that sdr35 can never have traffic, which doesn’t seem correct.
Any of you guys or gals specifically knowledgable about schedule 35 pvc septic pipe depth strength? I just had a propane truck run over my sdr35 line that goes from the septic tank itself to the area where the leach field is. The 4” pipe is buried at about 18”.
The ground is pretty well compacted in that area, but obviously it’s not somewhere we have traffic going over. This guy just didn’t see the rocks I have outlining the driveway and decided to make a straight shot to the propane tank.
Just has me nervous. Some sources online say 12” of minimum depth will support a huge amount of weight, other less formal sources say that sdr35 can never have traffic, which doesn’t seem correct.