trenching safety in the news...

Junkman · Dec 22, 2003

The sad part is that back in the 1960's, that is what they were using.... soft copper tubing and silver soldered joints...... That is also why I know what will happen to it. I had to replace it at my old home......
Today, the best way is to use schedule 40 PVC with solvent welded connections buried in sand with a plastic NSF approved pipe running down the center.... when it springs a leak, it is easy to replace. Now, some might not think that it will never spring a leak, but I have had it happen with my well pump line. I kept hearing the pump going on and off and no one was drawing water. Traced the problem to a pin hole in the pipe between the pump and the pit-less adapter. Pulled out the pump and there it was..... right in the middle of a 300 foot piece of black plastic pipe....squirting like a fountain... /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

fivestring · Dec 22, 2003

"The Sunday Times is like reading an encyclopidia" 

Not exactly....
The encyclopedia is unbiased and educational.

Junkman · Dec 22, 2003

( "The Sunday Times is like reading an encyclopidia" 

Not exactly....
The encyclopedia is unbiased and educational. )

Just your opinion!!!!!!! /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

JDgreen227 · Dec 22, 2003

And it's rare to find a typo in the encyclopedia !!

Junkman · Dec 22, 2003

( And it's rare to find a typo in the encyclopedia !! )

and they don't misspell "encyclopedia" like I did in the original post.. I have to find a better spell checker... My current one is full of errors and glitches .... /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

Renze · Dec 22, 2003

dug in at the beach....

Over here, in Holland, the German tourists are known because teh first thing they do when arriving at the beach is digging a hole for the kids. (Some older people, those who can remember WW2, say that they are secret infantry scouts for a 2nd battle of England ??)
Some Germans make it a competition, about who has the deepest beach hole.

I am told that two years ago, a German died in the sand hole he dug at the beach... That's a bad holiday....
Anyway i have my doubts about the credibility of these stories...

My mother got buried too, when she was 5 years old, visiting family. It was in a sand pit, where sand was dug out for general farm use. One of the older kids was smart enough to clear her face, before they ran for help.

keeney · Dec 22, 2003

Not sure how they actually connected it, but it was soft copper tubing in a continuous length from my basement to the valve near the street.

If it ever needs replacing, I suppose they could line or "burst" the tubing without ripping up the whole yard again.

If it does get a small leak I won't care because its on the city's side of the meter

- Rick

Junkman · Dec 22, 2003

If the leak undermines the foundation of your home, they I am sure you will mind. Water has a bad habit of moving soil from where it should be to were it thinks it should be. They are called sink holes in some parts of the country and when they open up, they swallow everything around them.... homes, cars, busses, etc....... Not a pretty sight...

Inspector507 · Dec 22, 2003

keeney,
Around here......a leak on "their" side of the meter is still your pocket that gets emptier if it leaks. "Their" money stops at the back side of the valve at the street.

MossRoad · Dec 23, 2003

Every few years we hear stories in the news about kids digging caves into the sides of the sand dunes along lake Michigan(about 20-30 miles from here). No parent is paying attention, the kids start digging, then the cave collapses on one or two of the children. I recall several deaths over the years and several instances of brain damage due to lack of oxygen before they could get them out.