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Default Can I replace my own sewer pipe?

On Dec 29, 7:21*pm, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Dec 29, 8:12*pm, Red wrote:





On Dec 29, 1:30*pm, DerbyDad03 wrote:


Is this something I could do with a couple of shovels, some help and a
lot of time or is heavy equipment absolutely required?


Every case is different, but here was mine. *I hired a plumber to
replace a bad line. *The line left the house at about 4' deep, went
across the yard, was about 6' deep at the curb, went to the middle of
the street, then straight down an additional 15' to the sewer line.
The sewer line had to be broken into, a saddle placed over it, topped
with 3 bags of sacrete, everything backfilled and packed, and the
street asphalt repaired. *No way in hell was it a diy job.


Red


Thanks Red, but depth may be my only issue.

The town already took care of the alsphalt-removing-sewer-line-
breaking-saddle-connection-installation-backfilling-asphalt-patching
part of the job. I just need to replace my cast iron and tie into
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Copper sulfate monthly might be a lot easier way to clear the line.