[Towertalk] Conduit burying

[Robin Midgett]

I didn't take proper water proofing actions at the tower end.


At 11:52 AM 9/3/2002 -0400, Larry wrote:
>I guess I'm confused I just buried some 3" PVC from the tower to the 
>house(100ft) about 6" down. I use a tee at the top of the pipe at the 
>tower come out the side with a short nipple to a 90(wide). I plug the top 
>of the tee with a threaded cleanout. I do not glue any of this part so I 
>can disassemble it to add more lines. I used the same method over a year 
>ago from the tower to the garage and have had no water in the pipe from .
>
>All underground joints are glued. So how does water get into it? Gee they 
>use this stuff for house plumbing and it doesn't leak.
>
>Larry WA2SRY
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Thanks,
Robin Midgett KB4IDC
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