In alt.home.repair Rich Greenberg wrote:
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When the guy from San Jose Water Company came out to see why water-flow was
inadequate for our new sprinker system he blamed the galvanized steel main
water line, and said he expected a plumber to charge us about $1200 to
replace it (it's about 70 feet from the meter to the house).
So far we've had one plumber come out to give us an estimate, and he first
said $2800, then $2500, and finally $2000.
I'll ask other companies for estimates, of course, but was wondering if
anyone in here has had this work done recently, and how much it ended up
costing.

If this had been me, I would have asked the plumber what shortcuts was
he intending to use to get the lower price. Unless $$ is tight, you
want copper pipe (probably 1 inch) from the meter to the house.

The price was for 1 inch type L copper pipe. He started out at $2800, then
went to $2500 when I expressed my surprise at this price (since the water
company guy had led me to expect a much lower price). Then later he
called me back and said he talked to his boss, who had told him they
would do it for $2000 if I gave them the OK today.