I have another thread about a leak between the water meter and house; the leak is a crack in the copper tubing where it enters the block wall for my basement.
There's no easy way to do a quick fix on it as the crack is literally right at the wall, it so it will need to be replaced. Sooooo, what is the best/right way to bring a water line thru a basement block wall and what materials are used?
What is existing is what looks like 3/4 CPVC? (white) from the meter that runs parallel to the front of the house, ~6" from the block, ~24" below grade. It connects to 1/2 copper tube (threaded fittings) the cu tube then has a 90* and then the tube goes thru the block with the hole perpendicular to the block. They cemented around the entrance and covered the block with tar, etc. Amazingly there was no sign of moisture in the basement, even on the back side of the outer block as I could look thru the hole on the inside where the water line came thru.
I was going to replace the 1/2 with 3/4 line into the house.
How should this be done? Should I use copper tube again? Or maybe something like brass pipe with a thicker wall?
I am not sure why it cracked. There are some roots from a maple tree in the area but they don't appear to be the cause. It may just be the ground settling from where they backfilled the foundation as it has settled there quite a bit.
The water line entrance is currently right under the gas meter which doesn't seem like the best idea so I may just dig another hole 6-10' away and enter the house there with a new line. This will get me away from the gas meter and existing shrubs, so I'd have more room to dig a bigger hole, and it'd be no problem tying into the line inside the house at this location.
Thanks for the help
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Here's a pic of the leak. It was ~1200 gallons/day per the meter running but somehow I did not see any evidence of it, I could only hear it in the house. Can't wait for the water bill!
There's no easy way to do a quick fix on it as the crack is literally right at the wall, it so it will need to be replaced. Sooooo, what is the best/right way to bring a water line thru a basement block wall and what materials are used?
What is existing is what looks like 3/4 CPVC? (white) from the meter that runs parallel to the front of the house, ~6" from the block, ~24" below grade. It connects to 1/2 copper tube (threaded fittings) the cu tube then has a 90* and then the tube goes thru the block with the hole perpendicular to the block. They cemented around the entrance and covered the block with tar, etc. Amazingly there was no sign of moisture in the basement, even on the back side of the outer block as I could look thru the hole on the inside where the water line came thru.
I was going to replace the 1/2 with 3/4 line into the house.
How should this be done? Should I use copper tube again? Or maybe something like brass pipe with a thicker wall?
I am not sure why it cracked. There are some roots from a maple tree in the area but they don't appear to be the cause. It may just be the ground settling from where they backfilled the foundation as it has settled there quite a bit.
The water line entrance is currently right under the gas meter which doesn't seem like the best idea so I may just dig another hole 6-10' away and enter the house there with a new line. This will get me away from the gas meter and existing shrubs, so I'd have more room to dig a bigger hole, and it'd be no problem tying into the line inside the house at this location.
Thanks for the help
edit
Here's a pic of the leak. It was ~1200 gallons/day per the meter running but somehow I did not see any evidence of it, I could only hear it in the house. Can't wait for the water bill!
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