[AT] Air lines, now Water Lines

[Al Jones]

(I'm sure the wildlife folks 
> will figure out it's a good idea and bring us some soon like they did
with 
> Beaver, Black Bear and most recently Red Wolves.)

Charlie, that would be funny--except it's true!!
I don't have much use/respect for the NC Wildlife Commission, and that's
all I have to say about that......

Al


> [Original Message]
> From: charliehill <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Date: 10/17/2009 11:10:29 AM
> Subject: Re: [AT] Air lines, now Water Lines
>
> Hi H.L.,  we don't have gophers here.... yet.  (I'm sure the wildlife
folks 
> will figure out it's a good idea and bring us some soon like they did
with 
> Beaver, Black Bear and most recently Red Wolves.)  I can see how that
would 
> be a problem in some areas.  However, I wouldn't put it past an old warf
rat 
> to chew a hole in it either.
>
> Charlie
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "H. L. Staples" <hlstaples at mcloudteleco.com>
> To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2009 10:49 AM
> Subject: Re: [AT] Air lines, now Water Lines
>
>
> >
> > Charlie---the only problem we have had with the polyethylene pipe
buried 
> > is
> > gophers. They will chew holes in it.
> >
> > About 35 years ago we removed all the galvanized pipe from this house
and
> > replaced it with CPVC on both hot and cold. Later after an addition on
the
> > east end of the house we used the gray poly pipe with crimp fittings
(this
> > Is the pipe that has given all the problems with leaky fittings etc.)
So 
> > far
> > we have had no problems with the gray pipe or fittings. Our next
addition
> > was another bath room that we did with PEX ( the local hardware store 
> > loaned
> > us the crimping tool. )  My latest plumbing was to hook up the water
line 
> > to
> > my wife's new clothes dryer.  Used PEX with Sharkbite fittings.
> >
> > Son David built a new house about 15 years ago that was plumbed with
gray
> > pipe. As part of the class action settlement they re-did his house with 
> > PEX
> > color coded and all Sharkbite fillings.
> >
> > H. L. Staples
> > McLoud, Oklahoma
> > USA
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