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Originally Posted by juanbenae
If you encase the pipe above, below and each side a couple of inches with the sand the native soil flexing due to moisture intrusion and drying will be cushioned and not be so likely to displace joints...
Pex is junk IMO... My sister in a 7-year-old new home has joined a class action suit against the developer and PEX over failed inwall water lines. Fortunately for her there has been no failures in her home, but a bunch of neighbors have had failed joints and flooded homes.
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The first underground break we had I called a plumber. He was cheap (I’d already dug the hole) and showed me what he did and told me why. He also advised me to buy some sand and explained why (same explanation as you) so that’s been my process since.
Interesting about the PEX issue. Thanks