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I remember installing the underground pipe layed for the boiler project. Each pipe is mounted inside a four inch
plastic sewer pipe and wrapped with fiberglass insulation. It's buried 5 feet underground in sand. I had to dig fox holes
every 5 feet and connect the foxholes together to lay the piping. The lines are one inch copper and are silver soldered
together. There are two pipes in each run of course and all the sewer pipes are glued as I went along. When the system
complete, I applied ten pounds of pressure for a week or more to be sure there were no leaks. After that I filled in the
fox holes. Another interesting feature is that my water line to the house is buried along with the boiler piping so there
is no danger that the water line might freeze. I'm really glad I don't live in Flin Flon since digging fox holes with a jack
hammer would be more than difficult.
I see my boiler pressure is maintaining 9 psi at 160F so all appears well.![Encouragement :encourage: :encourage:](/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/encouragement.png)
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plastic sewer pipe and wrapped with fiberglass insulation. It's buried 5 feet underground in sand. I had to dig fox holes
every 5 feet and connect the foxholes together to lay the piping. The lines are one inch copper and are silver soldered
together. There are two pipes in each run of course and all the sewer pipes are glued as I went along. When the system
complete, I applied ten pounds of pressure for a week or more to be sure there were no leaks. After that I filled in the
fox holes. Another interesting feature is that my water line to the house is buried along with the boiler piping so there
is no danger that the water line might freeze. I'm really glad I don't live in Flin Flon since digging fox holes with a jack
hammer would be more than difficult.
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![Encouragement :encourage: :encourage:](/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/encouragement.png)
![Emoticon Misc 004 :pickaxe: :pickaxe:](/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/emoticon-misc-004.gif)