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Title: Buried copper water service, does it need to be wrapped/protected?
Post by: cedarglen on March 06, 2009, 02:05:58 PM

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?

Title: Re: Buried copper water service, does it need to be wrapped/protected?
Post by: MountainDon on March 06, 2009, 02:15:14 PM

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

We have sch 40 PVC.

Title: Re: Buried copper water service, does it need to be wrapped/protected?
Post by: cedarglen on March 06, 2009, 02:33:42 PM

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?

Title: Re: Buried copper water service, does it need to be wrapped/protected?
Post by: ScottA on March 06, 2009, 04:55:30 PM

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

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