One man pity party

[wheelgun1958]

Have a water leak somewhere. Meter spins like a top. I have isolation valves on both houses and one to isolate the individual supply lines. Closed all valves and still spins. Can't find any wet spots, this sand soaks it up fast. Need to clear some weeds to get a better look. I lost my support bracket for my DR brush mower. Can't use it. Have a lot of yaupon to clear and thought I'd use my harbor freight trencher. Kubota 3 point has issues, so no trencher. My cub cadet belly mower is coughing and sputtering under load. Nothing done today. Who said retirement was easy?

 

[s4s4u]

DAMN

 

[Joe Reilly]

Is your shovel handle broken also?

 

[wproct]

That sucks. I'm sorry for you.

 

[wproct]

Our house in the country was built in 1996. Plastic water line put in and I said to the contractor plastic ought to last forever, right? No answer, he just looked at me. One of our neighbors have already had to replace theirs.

 

[Mobuck]

Sounds like some of the crap that happens here. :oops:

 

[Jeepnik]

If the line is plastic, you may be able to cut it at both ends and internally sleeve it with PEX. It all depends on if you have any bends in the line. Radiused curves would be okay, 45% and 90% bends not so much. If you decide to go back with plastic (not a bad idea as some soils can be very corrosive to copper, and galvanized is just plain silly today) use schedule 80 CPVC (not PVC). It costs more but is just plain stranger and lasts longer.

 

[Killer Bee]

sorry about your troubles, but count your blessings you have running water!

recently the farm cistern started going down to the tune of 200 gallons a day. thankfully able to make enough repairs to get it down to 25 gallons a day which is close to average use.

the tile feeder from the underground spring has stopped all together after 60 years of service so it relies strictly on hauled water. this spring I plan to replace the tile feeder so the cistern will hopefully go back to overflowing year round.

good luck with your leak repairs!

 

[Huntfish918]

As a licensed plumbing contractor for over 20 years, I recommend American Leak Detectors.
They have the best technology for your problem. They are a nation-wide company.
A PEX service line is the answer in the long term, but I'm sure you just want a spot repair.
A little slack in the line is critical. The Earth moves, constantly.

 

[bedfordboy]

Sorry to hear about your troubles and hope you can find an economical solution.
I have the black plastic (PVC ?) water line that they used back in the seventies when my house was built, never had any problems with the line but the fittings used to connect it to the water meter by the county have failed twice since I’ve lived here. Idiots didn’t use fittings rated for direct burial's !!!

 

[vito]

I had a leak in the main line that runs from the city valve at the curb to the meter inside my lower level, about 100 feet away. My homeowner's insurance would not cover damage due to normal wear and tear, but it would cover the estimated $5,000 from the plumber to find the location of the leak. So I used that $5,000 to have the plumber run a new line instead at the same cost. They dug a big hole near the street and used a device to drill a line under ground right to the spot in my foundation where the water meter is, coming within an inch of where the old line was. My lawn and sidewalks were untouched and the whole job took one day. The new line is plastic and hopefully will last longer than I will. I was impressed with the process and all it cost me was my deductible.

 

[gunzo]

Wife & I had covid & no one out of the house for 8 or 10 days when we had to got to town to get a blood test. That's when I saw the big pool of water all around the water meter. Water Co. came out, dug around a bit & by all means, like we wouldn't have it any other way,,, the leak was on or side of the meter.
Called a bud & he came out with a helper & a mini back hoe. 2-3 hours later & $350 he had us fixed up. I wrote him a check for $400 & thanked him from the bottom of my heart. Then the wait for the water bill, usually ~$45. By the time the $1800 bill came we had received some Biden covid money. A bit sad, but had to laugh, easy come, easy go. It all evened out & that's a win.

 

[wheelgun1958]

As a licensed plumbing contractor for over 20 years, I recommend American Leak Detectors.
They have the best technology for your problem. They are a nation-wide company.
A PEX service line is the answer in the long term, but I'm sure you just want a spot repair.
A little slack in the line is critical. The Earth moves, constantly.

I'm considering running a new service line, bypassing all the old stuff. Would pex b work as a direct buried line? I'm 20 miles from the nearest town, 3 miles down a dirt road. USPS won't deliver here. The hardest part getting work done is getting someone to come out.

 

[protoolman]

Wife & I had covid & no one out of the house for 8 or 10 days when we had to got to town to get a blood test. That's when I saw the big pool of water all around the water meter. Water Co. came out, dug around a bit & by all means, like we wouldn't have it any other way,,, the leak was on or side of the meter.
Called a bud & he came out with a helper & a mini back hoe. 2-3 hours later & $350 he had us fixed up. I wrote him a check for $400 & thanked him from the bottom of my heart. Then the wait for the water bill, usually ~$45. By the time the $1800 bill came we had received some Biden covid money. A bit sad, but had to laugh, easy come, easy go. It all evened out & that's a win.

Since our city always had someone with a big leak a few times a year they just forgave any unusually large bills like that.

 

[gunzo]

Yeah, I thought it worked out that way here & might have at one time. But all they'd do was sell me the gallons for cost,,, ~$1200. Still a chunk o change IMO, but it helped. On the edge of beating covid without a hospital involved, the water thing was a worry for a day or 2. After that, happy happy to be back on track.