Running Well Water Line in 2" Conduit

[Pettrix]

I want to run 1.25" PEX, along with my power wire, from the garage to the well area and enclose it within a 2" conduit.

Will this be difficult to run inside the 2" pipe since PEX tends to want to curl upon itself?

Any tips?

 

[oosik]

Yes - there must be some reason that you want to make this so difficult. Run the 1.25" PEX plus the power in 4" heavy wall plastic pipe. Makes the job so much easier and if you have to repair either - you will be able to pull either or both back thru the 4" pipe without having to dig it all up.

This is how I have my water & power running from the house to my spring - 145 foot run.

 

[rhunt]

4" pvc pipe would be pretty pricey but if you have the funds, a good way to go. Bob

 

[Egon]

Check your codes first.

 

[fidowanttobe]

My brothers underground boiler lines and wires run through that black, un-perforated corrugated flex pipe, works well and is reasonable.

 

[kcflhrc]

My brothers underground boiler lines and wires run through that black, un-perforated corrugated flex pipe, works well and is reasonable.

I cant imagine that lasting very long if it is buried. I'm sure it will collapse in the not so far future. I have seen schedule 80 PVC pipe collapse. If it's going in the ground use schedule 40.

 

[dickfoster]

I cant imagine that lasting very long if it is buried. I'm sure it will collapse in the not so far future. I have seen schedule 80 PVC pipe collapse. If it's going in the ground use schedule 40.

Just so you know. Schedule 80 is much more durable than schedule 40. For cost reasons he should be OK with sch40 for what he's doing unless he is burying it under a freeway.

 

[kcflhrc]

Just so you know. Schedule 80 is much more durable than schedule 40.

Yep, I realize that. I was just saying I have seen schedule 80 collapse.

 

[EddieWalker]

I want to run 1.25" PEX, along with my power wire, from the garage to the well area and enclose it within a 2" conduit.

Will this be difficult to run inside the 2" pipe since PEX tends to want to curl upon itself?

Any tips?

This violates just about every code out there for the simple reason water conducts electricity. Do not do this.

You need to dig two trenches and run power and water in separate tranches. There is even a distance apart from each other that they need to be, but I forget what that is off hand. Two feet apart is probably good.

It is also a bad idea to run a water line inside a bigger pipe because of the movement of the water carrying pipe inside the conduit. This will lead to early failure.

Some times it's OK to save a buck, but for utilities buried in the ground, spend what it takes to do it the best way possible.

 

[roadhunter]

Yep, I realize that. I was just saying I have seen schedule 80 collapse.

What??? That makes no sense.