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I have to run about 35' of underground pipe from the well to my slab. The house has an addition that was added much later and the add on room covers a portion of the original water pipe.
Instead of locating the old water pipe and cutting up 10' worth of slab, what I'd like to do is run the pipe in a new trench (below frost line) directly point A to point B, and bring it up in the newer addition closet wall which shares the outside wall, and run the rest in the ceiling and connect to main above where it exits the slab now. Plan on using copper exclusively indoors and I can just bypass 98% of the slab and hopefully future headaches as it appears the floor was cut once already.
What I need to know is how far under and in the slab does a water line typically need to be brought in BEFORE going "up?" So I bring the pipe under the slab, does it need to travel a certain distance before you are able to make the 90 degree turn? And does it need to maintain a 3' depth under the slab?
Thanks.
Instead of locating the old water pipe and cutting up 10' worth of slab, what I'd like to do is run the pipe in a new trench (below frost line) directly point A to point B, and bring it up in the newer addition closet wall which shares the outside wall, and run the rest in the ceiling and connect to main above where it exits the slab now. Plan on using copper exclusively indoors and I can just bypass 98% of the slab and hopefully future headaches as it appears the floor was cut once already.
What I need to know is how far under and in the slab does a water line typically need to be brought in BEFORE going "up?" So I bring the pipe under the slab, does it need to travel a certain distance before you are able to make the 90 degree turn? And does it need to maintain a 3' depth under the slab?
Thanks.