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Ouch, tonight the galvanized water main for my 50-yr-old house burst open tonight, spewing water like mad. The water company came out, turned off my water, pumped out the flooded water meter box, and sadly informed me the problem was my responsibility.
The broken pipe is actually inside the concrete water meter box, it's a big hole in the pipe, the size of a quarter.
I have zero plumbing knowledge, so I came here to ask experienced people for advice.
Obviously, replacing all the galvanized pipe with something not from the Ozzie and Harriet era is the smart way to do this, but is there some type of quick-fix patch I can use as a crutch for a few months? Or dig up the pipe to find the first junction and replace only that one piece?
Thanks!
The broken pipe is actually inside the concrete water meter box, it's a big hole in the pipe, the size of a quarter.
I have zero plumbing knowledge, so I came here to ask experienced people for advice.
Obviously, replacing all the galvanized pipe with something not from the Ozzie and Harriet era is the smart way to do this, but is there some type of quick-fix patch I can use as a crutch for a few months? Or dig up the pipe to find the first junction and replace only that one piece?
Thanks!