I am not sure if this should be here or in the well section. I will start here. I have a 30 year old 1 inch galvanized water line from my well casing to my house. I just replaced the pump and drop line today using black poly. Now I am looking at the hard job. I have had this idea for replacing it for some time
and I thought I would run it by some pro's. First I was thinking that I would dig down to the pitless adapter, and clear out a sizeable area. I would break the union from there to the house. Then I was planing to go into the basement, and putting a 36 inch pipe wrench on the pipe and turning it in the ground. If I can get it to turn freely in that bore, I was planning on going back outside and screwing a barbed fitting on that end. I was then going to put black poly pipe on the barb and go back inside and try to rotate and pull the poly pipe through to the basement. Does anyone besides me think this may work ? Before you think I am nuts for just not digging a new trench, I should tell you that this line runs under structure and concrete for most of its run.
and I thought I would run it by some pro's. First I was thinking that I would dig down to the pitless adapter, and clear out a sizeable area. I would break the union from there to the house. Then I was planing to go into the basement, and putting a 36 inch pipe wrench on the pipe and turning it in the ground. If I can get it to turn freely in that bore, I was planning on going back outside and screwing a barbed fitting on that end. I was then going to put black poly pipe on the barb and go back inside and try to rotate and pull the poly pipe through to the basement. Does anyone besides me think this may work ? Before you think I am nuts for just not digging a new trench, I should tell you that this line runs under structure and concrete for most of its run.