Just wanted to follow up for kudos to Grant - Here’s why: After I used Don’s epoxy approach on the line break successfully I was able to pressurize the circuit. I knew I had at least one leak in the circuit as I had nicked the line with a shovel a few days ago when putting some new plantings in. As this leak was in an area close to another oak tree with prodigious roots, I used Grant’s suggestion in a slightly different way:
I have one of those little chain saw limb attachments for my weed wacker. I don’t really care what happens to the chain, as it’s cheap and easily replaced. With Grant’s suggestion in mind, I used my chain saw/weed wacker to carve out a section of earth around the affected line. It made getting to the cracked section a piece of cake. I used a union and a coupling to patch the line, only to find out that there was another crack just a couple feet away! So again, I’ve utilized Grant’s chain saw excavation method to clear out the area around the newly discovered leak so I can patch it tonight after work. Both of these areas are covered with roots going every direction ranging from maybe 1/2” and smaller. The little chain saw goes through these like butter, allowing me to quickly excavate the area and not have to fight the roots. Thanks, Grant! -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
