"Rich Greenberg" wrote in message
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In article ,
wrote:
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.


I should have known you would show up for a Pipes thread.

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