Plumbing .. What would you use ?

[darkk]

Pex tubing inside black well pipe for protection...cheap,easy and reliable.

 

[Brad1234]

I ran the black poly from my house to the garage. About 80 ft. I'm in Ohio so it's about 36" deep. I ran it through pvc anywhere that I couldn't dig up later if I had to. For me that was about 30 feet from the foundation & under the driveway. One thing I didn't do that I thought of later would have been to run a tracer wire along side to make it easier to find if I need to later. It's only been there 3 years but so far no trouble. At your meter, if you have room, set up the valves so that you can isolate the garage from the house.

 

[csargents1546]

The lighter weight black stuff is "typically" not for potable use, landscaping use only. Has a tendency to release alot of chemicals. When I worked in at HD, people would try to buy the black stuff for potable water all the time. Had to warn them that was not allowable by local codes. just my .02 cents

 

[NUTTSGT]

No .. the spigot end of the pipe will be covered, the pipe will come out of the ground at the shop and the spigot will be approx. 2' above the ground.

I guess you're talking an actual "outdoor spigot" like on the out side of a house. I was thinking of a frost free hydrant.

 

[Frank The Plumber]

Since I'm a Plumbing & HVAC business owner-

Copper. No PVC period. Especially under a driveway.
As for size- I need a list of fixtures it feeds, including hose bibs & pressure at meter.

This is your best answer, from my fellow professional. The guy who would sleeve it has caused himself a problem due to the reaction of the copper to the galvanized pipe.

 

[Norcal]

The PVC (1" SCH 40) from the well to my house has been in the ground since the mid 1970's w/ no issues & like everything it matters on the care to install it initially.

 

[DCarr]

I finally got around to drawing a picture using MS Paint ... this will give you guys a better idea on what I am doing.

The Shop is cleary marked ( 40'x x 30'd )

The rest of the bloack outline is the perimater of the Asphalt.

The White line is the water line.

I had decided on using schedule 80 PVC until I found out no one out here stocks it. So now I am going to use 1" Schedule 40 inside of a 2" piece of Sched. 40 the full length.

I have to say that at first I had said there was no need to be concerned about running any thing else under the driveway .... well with everyone saying it, it brought up the thought that I still have to run a Nat. Gas line ( dont HAVE to ... can use propane ).

I am going to stop by the Gas. Co. tomorrow ( after I get the water turned on ) and see if they will send someone out to discuss my options from their point of view with me. I have a culvert that I can remove the rock from and dig my trench later. Now all I would have to do is bury a pipe ( if acceptable ) for them to run the line through under the asphalt.

I am going to rent the trencher next weekend and am scheduled for the Aspahlt during the 1st 2 weeks of April.

Thanks for all the comments !!!

 

[Frank The Plumber]

Here is what I did, granted I live in a different colder climate and must use K copper tubing per code due to the water requirements. I routed a 3" CPVC electrical burial tube with long sweep bends from my home to my shop. My electrical service is piped into my shop in a 1" rigid galvanized conduit, my gas is routed in an approved for burial tube that has the proper terminations per my areas gas code requirements. I pulled a tube of type K copper tubing through my 3" tube and made my connections. I also pulled in phone alarm and other cables through the tube and if I need more provisions I can add other items at a later date. I would think that you could do the same and pull a PEX tube through this set up. My gas provider would not let me run my gas through this, nor my electric, which I personally agree with as wise.

 

[59 wagon man]

i might suggest to run around the driveway . with the terncher it probably wont take much longer . if you use pvc not a heck of a lot more money and then you don't have to worry if it leaks in a year or two just dig up the spot make a repair and your good as new .i've worked in copper and pvc and they both have thier advantages and disadvantages bot the pvc is a whole lot cheaper heck down here a set of glue cans and a hacksaw make you a plumber

 

[rodm1]

Even if you go copper I would sleeve it with galvanized pipe to protect it from the vehicle weight. I was told the same is for electrical. Code in my area calls for galvanized conduit under the drive way and then you can go direct burial.

I agree but would use electrical PVC

 

[DCarr]

i might suggest to run around the driveway . with the terncher it probably wont take much longer

As much as I would like to keep it accessable .... I cant.

The only way to avoid the Asphalt ( for now ) would be to come out of the meter, head south ( to the right in the pic ) for ( approx. ) 50', then turn East for 100' and then turn North for 70'.

And that would only be good until I get the $$$ to do some more paving.