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Author: steve_g (CA)

I have to confess that I've been a city boy all my working life. The water services I've done have always been copper, and rarely longer than 40'.

I have a friend that lives in the country and is tired of fixing leaks in his 900' long service -- it's time for a new one.

What material would typically be used for something that long? HDPE? PEX A? I would hate to get a call (other than congratulatory) a year or two down the road. It will be bedded in lots of sand, well below the frost line and sized as per UPC.

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Author: Paul48 (CT) What does he have now, and why is it failing?
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Author: steve_g (CA) I'm not 100% sure, but it might be PB (I haven't set an eyeball on it yet) It's old, and he's tired of fixing leaks. It was 2" originally and patched with 1" so much that it's mostly 1" at this point. It works fine when it's not leaking.
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Author: packy (MA) steve, as much as I am a big fan of pex, I think if it were my house I would use 200 PSI poly pipe. 1 1/4 x 300 ft coils with underground compression fittings to make up the 900 ft run. I don't know why your friend had problems except maybe they use the thinner wall poly ?
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Author: steve_g (CA) Thanks Packy, I appreciate the response. By poly, do you mean 200 psi HDPE? I think the existing is failing due to being very old, and not bedded particularly well.
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