jdf405
Electrical Engineer
Hi All,
I am getting ready to landscape my front yard and I'm considering replacing my water pipe from the shutoff in the sidewalk back to my house (about 25 feet). The reason I'm considering this is I had to replace the leaky gate valve by the house a couple of years ago and I was surprised to find white PVC going into the ground and towards the street. The white PVC isn't that strong and I'd rather replace the whole line now instead of waiting for a geyser in my new front yard.
I live in Los Angeles with no risk of freezing, the pipe is only 12-16" below the surface.
Assuming white sch 40 PVC was used all or most of the way - do you think its a good idea to replace it now?
If so, I was planning on using a 1" pipe. Do you recommend L or K copper? (Or something else?) Do I need to be concerned with corrosion on the exterior of the pipe since it will be buried?
Thanks very much!
I am getting ready to landscape my front yard and I'm considering replacing my water pipe from the shutoff in the sidewalk back to my house (about 25 feet). The reason I'm considering this is I had to replace the leaky gate valve by the house a couple of years ago and I was surprised to find white PVC going into the ground and towards the street. The white PVC isn't that strong and I'd rather replace the whole line now instead of waiting for a geyser in my new front yard.
I live in Los Angeles with no risk of freezing, the pipe is only 12-16" below the surface.
Assuming white sch 40 PVC was used all or most of the way - do you think its a good idea to replace it now?
If so, I was planning on using a 1" pipe. Do you recommend L or K copper? (Or something else?) Do I need to be concerned with corrosion on the exterior of the pipe since it will be buried?
Thanks very much!