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There are places where my water line are slightly above the frost
zone. i could not help it as there were lots of obstructions in my way
when digging the ditches and I could not get the bepth I wanted with
the ditch wich.

Anywat, I used pipe insulation (the slip on foam kind) for the whole
run.

I was interested if anyone has heard of this, but on the net I read
somewhere where a municipality in New York said to use foam insulating
board layed in the ditch on top of the pipe. It said soemthign to the
effect that where one inch foam insulating board was used would reduce
the required burry depth by 6 inches. Does anyone know about that?

If a person were to do this would the foil barrier go toward the sky
or the ground? Top or bottom?
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On Dec 29, 7:12*pm, stryped wrote:
There are places where my water line are slightly above the frost
zone. i could not help it as there were lots of obstructions in my way
when digging the ditches and I could not get the bepth I wanted with
the ditch wich.

Anywat, I used pipe insulation (the slip on foam kind) for the whole
run.

I was interested if anyone has heard of this, but on the net I read
somewhere where a municipality in New York said to use foam insulating
board layed in the ditch on top of the pipe. It said soemthign to the
effect that where one inch foam insulating board was used would reduce
the required burry depth by 6 inches. Does anyone know about that?

If a person were to do this would the foil barrier go toward the sky
or the ground? Top or bottom?


Our neighbor discovered her water line from a shared well had parts
that were only 12 inches below the surface. When the temp here in
Central Oregon got to 10-15 below zero for 5-6 nights in a row, her
pipe froze, but didn't break.

In discussing this with my brother who is a real estate appraiser,
broker, and all things building wise, he recommended buying a sheet or
two of the hard cyano foam insulating board, the kind with foil on one
side. Cut into strips and place on the sides and top of the water
pipe. May need several layers, then backfill with earth. The foam
insulation will do the same as several feet of soil. He did that at
his new house because he ran into LARGE rocks buried where he needed
to run a water line.

The foil doesn't care if it's up or down. Curt says it also provides
the required ability to trace the line with a metal detector.


So, it's not just in NY.

Paul
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On Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:12:56 -0800 (PST), stryped
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There are places where my water line are slightly above the frost
zone. i could not help it as there were lots of obstructions in my way
when digging the ditches and I could not get the bepth I wanted with
the ditch wich.

Anywat, I used pipe insulation (the slip on foam kind) for the whole
run.

I was interested if anyone has heard of this, but on the net I read
somewhere where a municipality in New York said to use foam insulating
board layed in the ditch on top of the pipe. It said soemthign to the
effect that where one inch foam insulating board was used would reduce
the required burry depth by 6 inches. Does anyone know about that?

If a person were to do this would the foil barrier go toward the sky
or the ground? Top or bottom?


That's common practice here in northern New England. You never know
when you'll run into ledge or a huge rock when digging. The water line
to my shop is only about 2 feet down in places, with 2" of blueboard
on top. Three to four feet is the recommended depth here, but the line
has been in place 15 years and hasn't frozen yet.

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It's done all the time around here where we have frost at 40" regularly.
The road crews will install 2" to 4" of foam between storm sewer lines
that are exposed to outside air and the water pipes buried nearby.

For your install you would want to have the insulation on top of the
pipe but not below so that the frost will stop above the pipe.

stryped wrote:
There are places where my water line are slightly above the frost
zone. i could not help it as there were lots of obstructions in my way
when digging the ditches and I could not get the bepth I wanted with
the ditch wich.

Anywat, I used pipe insulation (the slip on foam kind) for the whole
run.

I was interested if anyone has heard of this, but on the net I read
somewhere where a municipality in New York said to use foam insulating
board layed in the ditch on top of the pipe. It said soemthign to the
effect that where one inch foam insulating board was used would reduce
the required burry depth by 6 inches. Does anyone know about that?

If a person were to do this would the foil barrier go toward the sky
or the ground? Top or bottom?

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On Dec 29, 10:25*pm, " wrote:
On Dec 29, 7:12*pm, stryped wrote:





There are places where my water line are slightly above the frost
zone. i could not help it as there were lots of obstructions in my way
when digging the ditches and I could not get the bepth I wanted with
the ditch wich.


Anywat, I used pipe insulation (the slip on foam kind) for the whole
run.


I was interested if anyone has heard of this, but on the net I read
somewhere where a municipality in New York said to use foam insulating
board layed in the ditch on top of the pipe. It said soemthign to the
effect that where one inch foam insulating board was used would reduce
the required burry depth by 6 inches. Does anyone know about that?


If a person were to do this would the foil barrier go toward the sky
or the ground? Top or bottom?


Our neighbor discovered her water line from a shared well had parts
that were only 12 inches below the surface. When the temp here in
Central Oregon got to 10-15 below zero for 5-6 nights in a row, her
pipe froze, but didn't break.

In discussing this with my brother who is a real estate appraiser,
broker, and all things building wise, he recommended buying a sheet or
two of the hard cyano foam insulating board, the kind with foil on one
side. Cut into strips and place on the sides and top of the water
pipe. May need several layers, then backfill with earth. The foam
insulation will do the same as several feet of soil. He did that at
his new house because he ran into LARGE rocks buried where he needed
to run a water line.

The foil doesn't care if it's up or down. Curt says it also provides
the required ability to trace the line with a metal detector.

So, it's not just in NY.

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The foil faced Iso board sucks up water like a sponge and not meant
for burial. The blue or pink XPS board would be better fot this
application.
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