terry.dinerman
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- Joined
- Oct 11, 2009
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- Tractor
- 1990 - JD 870
Western-
Sorry about that, Bub! I told you I gotta stop smoking range cubes...
It sounds like you have very similar soil conditions to my property, and tho I have had more "Expert" opinions than I can carry in a bucket, none of them have a Master Plumber license to back them up.
I will give PVC an honest appraisal....a few dollars saved up front on an infrastructure project will seem pretty hollow when you are up to your knees in a muddy hole some February morning....
Thanks for taking the time!
Be Safe!
Terry
Sorry about that, Bub! I told you I gotta stop smoking range cubes...
It sounds like you have very similar soil conditions to my property, and tho I have had more "Expert" opinions than I can carry in a bucket, none of them have a Master Plumber license to back them up.
I will give PVC an honest appraisal....a few dollars saved up front on an infrastructure project will seem pretty hollow when you are up to your knees in a muddy hole some February morning....
Thanks for taking the time!
Be Safe!
Terry
Terry,
It was Weldingisfun that got the $40 deal from his co-op, I should be so lucky.
As far as the water line, fortunately I have 2 master plumbers in the family, so I was able to "pick" their brains before I ran that far of a line. I was concerned with going with only 1-1/4 but that was what they recommended and that was confirmed by the plumbing supply house where I purchased my pipe. I almost went with "poly" too, about 1/3 cheaper but, I plan on tying in to the line in several places and I like the ease of working with pvc joints and connections.
I rented a ditch witch, ride on model for about $150+ tax per day. I was told that 14" would get me well below frost line,but I went 24" since it crossed my land and I plow and mow ect tra and don't want any surprises ( also opted for the 6" wide cutter). It took me about 3 hrs to dig the trench while my youngest son went behind me gluing the bell ends, took about 8 hrs total including the hook-ups at each end. I used the ditch witch to cover the trench since it has a small blade for this, I then used my tractor to pack the line and smooth out the rough spots.
I had to re-glue one joint my son "skimped" on, but luckily I found it before I buried the line during my pre-test. Its been 12 months and no problems so far.
Regrets... I wish I would have put in more main line shut offs at the time, but I was in a hurry and figured I would do it when I tied into the line. I have one at each end and 1 about 50' from the house under ground.
My dirt is sandy loam about 6" then goes to red clay mixed with caliche a little deeper. I only hit a few rocks and quite a few roots since my place is heavily wooded, no problem for the ditch witch. 3/4's of my run is a 4-5 degree downhill, dry creek, then 250' uphill to the house. I dug 3' in the creek bed and place that pipe in with allot of "bow" to allow a little movement. Needless to say with the elevation changes I have great pressure..