Use and old chain/chain saw or a cheap sawsall all and cut the roots. It’s a bit of work but then it’s done.
> On Apr 18, 2020, at 4:53 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > I’m asking because I literally have nothing to lose at this point… > > I have a 1” schedule 20 PVC sprinkler line that is broken open at a joint at > a “T” fitting. Normally I would dig up a portion of the line, cut the > offending portion out and replace it with new pieces. But… > > There are two 1” lines traveling together, one on top of the other. The > bottom line has the tee that is broken at the joint on one side, the portion > of the tee that is parallel to the other line if that makes sense. Both lines > are literally surrounded with tree roots, as they’re barely 6’ from an oak > tree that is probably 24” in diameter. The roots of the tree have distorted > and stressed the lines, causing the top line, which is the supply line from > my water meter to the sprinkler valves, to flatten out some. The bottom line > is under the same stress from the surrounding roots, but because the tee was > present the joint on one side of the tee failed. > > See it here just after we had a good hard rain: > http://penoff.com/Photo_Dump.html#1 <http://penoff.com/Photo_Dump.html#1> > > I can’t possibly cut the roots, as some are as large as 3”-4” surrounding > these lines. To do so would risk damaging the rather fragile lines not to > mention I would have to do some serious excavating to get enough space to get > my chain saw at them. There’s no way I could dig them up and “bypass” the > tree, as there’s really nowhere to go in close proximity that isn’t rootbound. > > So here’s my Hail Mary: > > Get some of the Flexseal Flex Tape and try to wrap the affected area on the > break at the tee. Because the roots have actually grown between the lines > slightly, there’s probably enough of a gap that I can slip the tape through > to get all the way around the fitting and still partially attached pipe. The > gap or break in the pipe is probably 1/4” at it’s greatest width, if that. > > Anyone else have an idea? At this point I really have nothing to lose as the > sprinkler zone that’s affected hasn’t worked for years from what I can tell. > > -D > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
