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I guess a call to my local plumbing inspector would answer these questions but where is the fun in that?
I have a 1938 home in AZ that I have lived in for 5 years. About half the house has been repiped with copper in the last 15 years with the rest being galvanized. While contemplating the galvanized repipe with pex (all in an easily accessible crawlspace under the house) I thought about replacing the water line to the meter which is of undtermined age and also galvanized. I am wondering if I am missing something but replacing that appears to be a piece of cake. It is 3/4". I would go up to 1" due to fixture count (34) and simply bypass the current pipe route leaving it in the ground and connect at both ends. The line is buried about 12" deep and the distance is about 30 feet from the meter to the house.
Is it that simple or am I missing something other than the fact that my local inspector may require a licensed plumber to make the connections?
Thanks as always for the outstanding advice.
I have a 1938 home in AZ that I have lived in for 5 years. About half the house has been repiped with copper in the last 15 years with the rest being galvanized. While contemplating the galvanized repipe with pex (all in an easily accessible crawlspace under the house) I thought about replacing the water line to the meter which is of undtermined age and also galvanized. I am wondering if I am missing something but replacing that appears to be a piece of cake. It is 3/4". I would go up to 1" due to fixture count (34) and simply bypass the current pipe route leaving it in the ground and connect at both ends. The line is buried about 12" deep and the distance is about 30 feet from the meter to the house.
Is it that simple or am I missing something other than the fact that my local inspector may require a licensed plumber to make the connections?
Thanks as always for the outstanding advice.