Bristol Hillbilly
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Post by Bristol Hillbilly on Jul 7, 2012 20:55:35 GMT -5
The local water company is having trouble with main lines breaking and they feel the culprit is that the ground is so dry so deep that it is shrinking so to speak and snapping the mains . With that said, am I way off base thinking that with this drought we are naturally breaking up hardpans and such? Would the ground be breaking up horizontally also?
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Post by JoshuaGA on Jul 8, 2012 20:32:15 GMT -5
I doubt it myself, you just cant eliminate that compaction that easily in my mind.
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Post by jwc on Jul 18, 2012 15:22:41 GMT -5
Hello.
Suspect it strongly depends on soil chemistry.
Here we have very high calcium base saturation - 80-90% - clay and it cracks massively in the dry.
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Post by flighty phil on Jul 20, 2012 5:30:17 GMT -5
The local water company is having trouble with main lines breaking and they feel the culprit is that the ground is so dry so deep that it is shrinking so to speak and snapping the mains . With that said, am I way off base thinking that with this drought we are naturally breaking up hardpans and such? Would the ground be breaking up horizontally also? If they are having main lines break it's due to pressure from inside the pipe... Did they add a water tower and are the lines old? How old are the lines? Sounds like someone is trying to pass the buck. Did you recently do some work to your water delivery system such as a new water tower? Is it the same height as the old tower or towers? You can get valves that reduce the preasure... but someone screwed up here if you have old water lines breaking. |
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Post by MoJeeper™ on Jul 20, 2012 23:54:32 GMT -5
Don't know about breaking up a hard pan but a drought will cause lots of water line problems.. Along with foundation problems.. Most say it's worse than being to wet against your foundation..
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Bristol Hillbilly
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Post by Bristol Hillbilly on Jul 21, 2012 8:25:01 GMT -5
Mo, That is what water co is saying. It is just snapping some of the old mains like they are branches. Thankfully still have well hooked up to use in case.
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Post by porksplace on Aug 5, 2012 18:48:57 GMT -5
Kind of make sense that the water lines are breaking in a drought. Water lines have a constant vibration , when ground gets to dry not enough weight in the dirt to hold it down.
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