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Default In ground water pipe?

On Aug 7, 6:38�pm, trg-s338 wrote:
" Copper or PVC are perfectly acceptable in ground materials."

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My 45 year old house has copper and not a single leak all these
years. �I am more comfortable with copper but was concerned with the
possibility of corrosion if used in ground. �Is this really an issue
or am I overthinking it?


in most area copper corrosion isnt a issue, age helps too, older
copper lines appeared heavier.

although water companies now use PEX, if ground moves copper can
crack, pex just moves