leak_chaser
New Member
Hi all,
I have a water leak in an underground waterline running to an older house. The leak is about 100 gallons per day. The line is about 1500 feet long. The water line is 3/4 inch thin wall PVC inside a 1 inch thin wall PVC. Burial depth is about 18-24 inches.
So far I have been unable to find a leak by looking for a wet spot or listening for a hissing sound. If all else fails, I will have to cut the line in two, cap it and see if it still leaks at the meter. That will tell me which half of the line is leaking. Then I will have to do this with the bad half again to locate a bad quarter. And so on until I get close enough to the leak.
Which brings me to my question. What is the best/quickest/most efficient way to cut the line, cap it and then splice it back together, seeing that the line is double walled?
Thanks.
I have a water leak in an underground waterline running to an older house. The leak is about 100 gallons per day. The line is about 1500 feet long. The water line is 3/4 inch thin wall PVC inside a 1 inch thin wall PVC. Burial depth is about 18-24 inches.
So far I have been unable to find a leak by looking for a wet spot or listening for a hissing sound. If all else fails, I will have to cut the line in two, cap it and see if it still leaks at the meter. That will tell me which half of the line is leaking. Then I will have to do this with the bad half again to locate a bad quarter. And so on until I get close enough to the leak.
Which brings me to my question. What is the best/quickest/most efficient way to cut the line, cap it and then splice it back together, seeing that the line is double walled?
Thanks.