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I have quite a bit of 1" poly left over, and I found the same thing that searching ID/OD for the materials I think I've used shows it won't fit. But it does since I (a few weeks back) stuck a piece of the poly into the pex just a few inches. I'll need to revisit the property and check more...

I'd like to use an existing section of 1.5" uponer pex in a trench that runs under a new driveway as a sleeve for 1" black polyethylene pipe. There would be cts/Ford fittings on either end of the poly just past the end of the uponer pex. I'd like to avoid having both uponer pex fittings and...

The biggest reason is how difficult 1.5" is to manhandle versus 1" when I'm working by myself, especially this time of year. I think the cost is also less, the larger lines in pex seem to get crazy expensive. Also with having 4 1" lines total I have some redundancy in case of future leak, and...

Hi folks, I previously got helpful advice from a 2021 post here: https://terrylove.com/forums/index.php?threads/1400-foot-water-line-in-hill-country-tx.92723/ Driveway is now in and I'm finalizing waterline choices. Planning on using rainwater collection tank for house, so the house waterline...

The most important would be operating gates at either end of the property. Next (and also important) will be lighting, certainly led. Probably just minimal landscape lighting for safety and looks. After that, having power could be handy for running tools, and that's wide open. So yes the...

thanks for the confirmation! I'll keep your points in mind for pressure readings and filter. The electrical is a different question, when I've looked at the voltage drop for a simple 15A line the wire size is huge, so I've started looking at whether I can use transformers to go from...

I don't know that I'd trust any answer from the water provider, I imagine it depends on their infrastructure but you're probably right that I should ask. For the trenching I don't know if I'll really save anything because I plan to trench end of end of the driveway for accessible irrigation...

thanks, that calculator looks perfect. And also your comment about not entirely ruling out the shorter run from the bottom end of the property. I've assumed it will be 60 psi, but I really don't know. I'm in favor of having too much pressure vs insufficient pressure, with the knowledge that...

Thanks, that helps - In my area I think city water is often around 60PSI but I really don't know at this property, but I'll keep that in mind. So PRVs will required at the entrance to the home and shop, which makes sense because the pressure gain from the elevation drop will be always be...

I've seen a few posts about long supply runs from water meter to house, however I haven't seen (or found online) any generic calculator or table that applies. My situation - Water meter is available at top or bottom of property which is about 2000 feet deep, with 140 feet elevation drop from...