livens
New Member
Hi,
I live in a newish development, around 8 years old. Many of my neighbors have had broken water connections due to the soil settling down. This weekend it finally happened to me I dug the hole, 3'x4' and 5' deep, fixed the connection and now Im concerned about filling it back in. My close neighbor has went through this twice, his re-setteled and broke the connection again. I wish to avoid 6 hours of backbreaking shovel work. Here is a simple diagram of what our connections look like:
The leaks Ive seen have always been at the PVC/Copper connection. The line was pushed down almost 5" in my case.
The second time around my neighbor filled sand in under and above his line. He's convinced the sand will flow around the pipe as the ground settles. Im not so sure.
So my question is: What is the best way to prevent ground settle from pushing the pipe down the stressing the connection?
Thanks,
Jeremy
I live in a newish development, around 8 years old. Many of my neighbors have had broken water connections due to the soil settling down. This weekend it finally happened to me I dug the hole, 3'x4' and 5' deep, fixed the connection and now Im concerned about filling it back in. My close neighbor has went through this twice, his re-setteled and broke the connection again. I wish to avoid 6 hours of backbreaking shovel work. Here is a simple diagram of what our connections look like:
The leaks Ive seen have always been at the PVC/Copper connection. The line was pushed down almost 5" in my case.
The second time around my neighbor filled sand in under and above his line. He's convinced the sand will flow around the pipe as the ground settles. Im not so sure.
So my question is: What is the best way to prevent ground settle from pushing the pipe down the stressing the connection?
Thanks,
Jeremy