Plumbing ?? Pex underground

[Chew]

Are there any issues with burying pex underground? I need to tie into a PVC line that's buried. Wanted to run pex a couple hundred feet to an area where I will have animals and a garden.

Are there any issues with pex being prone to roots or breaks?

Thanks

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[Blessed to hunt]

No sir ,it's common to run supply lines in pex ,only negative to pex that happened once we ran a small waterline to an ice maker and a rat chewed on it and made it leak, you should be good to go

[Blessed to hunt]

Lowe's in home Depot only have the small rolls but plumbing supply houses like Morrison or Ferguson will have the larger rolls 250 350 500 so you should be able to make it all one piece, good luck be safe and blessed

[Quackerbox]

Granted its only 50 feet but I just did this at my house. We used 1/2" irrigation tubing. Attached it to an existing hose bib with a "Y" and buried it across the backyard to garden and chickens. Came up side of coop and fitted it back to 1/2 PVC to another hose bib and a "Y"

All because my wife has the uncanny inability to put the water hose back on the holder

[TD2000]

Pex A has more flexibility if you are needing it in its route.
Need expander tool but sure works great

[M16]

I did. So far so good.

[RobinHood]

We were going to use PEX from the well to the house and shop until someone recommended using PVC instead because of the gophers we have out there. We will go PEX at the house though.



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[Chew]

We were going to use PEX from the well to the house and shop until someone recommended using PVC instead because of the gophers we have out there. We will go PEX at the house though.



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I didn't even think about gophers. I got a bunch of those bassturds

[kmitchl]

If you cross any place where you will drive sleeve it in PVC. Otherwise the traffic will cause the sharp rocks to eventually work their way through.

[Chew]

I didn't even think about gophers. I got a bunch of those bassturds

I got moles, not gophers. I don't know if they can chew....but who knows.

[Chew]

If you cross any place where you will drive sleeve it in PVC. Otherwise the traffic will cause the sharp rocks to eventually work their way through.

Good point. Should be light traffic...but r
Tractor will be on it from time to time

[4dog]

if it has teeth..it can chew

[GA Bowhunter]

Pex is all we use for waterlines underground.

Whatever you do, don't use Sharbites underground (or anywhere actually).

We used about a dozen to put standpipes by the water meters on new construction. They rotted in less than a year and we got call backs for geizers in the yard. After the second call back we dug them all up and replaced them. They corrode and blow off.

Apparently you can wrap them in silicone tape. No thanks.

You can order Pex from Supplyhouse.com and save money(or you could a couple years ago). Larger rolls too.

[Chew]

Pex is all we use for waterlines underground.



Whatever you do, don't use Sharbites underground (or anywhere actually).



We used about a dozen to put standpipes by the water meters on new construction. They rotted in less than a year and we got call backs for geizers in the yard. After the second call back we dug them all up and replaced them. They corrode and blow off.



Apparently you can wrap them in silicone tape. No thanks.



You can order Pex from Supplyhouse.com and save money(or you could a couple years ago). Larger rolls too.

What other connections are available besides shark bites? Need to connect pex to PVC

[bearintex]

Granted its only 50 feet but I just did this at my house. We used 1/2" irrigation tubing. Attached it to an existing hose bib with a "Y" and buried it across the backyard to garden and chickens. Came up side of coop and fitted it back to 1/2 PVC to another hose bib and a "Y"

All because my wife has the uncanny inability to put the water hose back on the holder

Is there a woman alive that knows how to properly wind a hose or extension cord up?