Not the best Thanksgiving

[PTmowerMech]

That's pretty old. I suppose a thorough check of the rest of the line is in order now. Hope you get lucky and figure out a way to clean it up instead of replacing it.

Maybe a bigger hammer.

 

[bertsmobile1]

One would hope a geo system would be once only job .
However 43 years aint that bad so it will not owe you any money.
Bummer happening right now though .

 

[Hammermechanicman]

That's pretty old. I suppose a thorough check of the rest of the line is in order now. Hope you get lucky and figure out a way to clean it up instead of replacing it.

Maybe a bigger hammer.

It might come to that.

 

[Scrubcadet10]

It might come to that.

Or a wrecking ball

 

[7394]

Strange how that galvanized pipe leak area looks worn thru, as if it was rubbing something ? Not likely underground, just have never seen a leak spot like that.

 

[Hammermechanicman]

Yeah , weird, at least i got it fixed and the trench filled in before it snowed. For you folks in Texas that is white stuff that falls out of the sky and is cold. LOL
On a happier note i think i salvaged the heat pump. Made up a rig of a couple PVC fittings and a valve stem and put 140psi of air to it and it blew the crap out that was plugging it. HVAC guy said run it and see what happens. Nothing to lose.

 

[PTmowerMech]

Strange how that galvanized pipe leak area looks worn thru, as if it was rubbing something ? Not likely underground, just have never seen a leak spot like that.

It almost looks like it was soldered or brazed, and the metal they used broke loose.

 

[Hammermechanicman]

I thought that it was welded but it wasn't. There is another spot like the hole but not all the way through. Very strange, both spots look worn and not corroded or rusted. The pipe is cemented to the house so can't believe it is moving. Not sure if it is just voo doo or magic. The rest of the pipe i had to cut out was solid.

 

[bertsmobile1]

Check the pH of the soils around the house
It could be acid attack

 

[Rivets]

With all that water and electrical in the area, has anyone checked for an underground electrolyzing? May be a shorted power wire using the pipe as a ground? Had that on my grandfathers farm when they buried the power line and didn’t use the proper cable. That was over 50 years ago, I doubt that it would be you cause, but thought I would mention it.