Buried copper water service, does it need to be wrapped/protected?

[cedarglen]

I'm putting 3/4 inch type K copper in ground from the meter to the house, does it need to be (or should it be) wrapped or protected in amy way before I bury it? If so, what to I wrap it with?

[MountainDon]

That may depend on local conditions. Where Glenn is copper in the fround will get eaten up.


We have sch 40 PVC.

[cedarglen]

I would love to put in PVC and the local code allows it but we are at 5500 feet and I am a little worried about freezing and bursting for the first few feet of pipe after the meter before the pipe gets 3' to deep burial.  Any thoughts?

[ScottA]

You should turn the line straight down out of the meter. Why not run pex?