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Offline Minnesota

Re: Give me a break - literally
« Reply #5 on: August 25, 2026, 10:38:34 PM »
Is there a place we can donate? I'd like to see even in these times if we could potentially raise the $25k for you.
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Offline Stubborn

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Re: Give me a break - literally
« Reply #6 on: August 26, 2026, 06:08:58 AM »
Are you able to rent a small trencher? If so, lay a new water line before the leak and go around mulch mountain to connect to the house. 

Around here, $40/hr or $100/day to rent one and 2" water pipe is about $90 for 25' at Home Depot.    
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Offline Seraphina

Re: Give me a break - literally
« Reply #7 on: August 26, 2026, 07:11:43 AM »
:pray: Offering prayers for your family’s situation. 
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Offline MaterDominici

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Re: Give me a break - literally
« Reply #8 on: August 26, 2026, 09:51:42 AM »
Quote from: Stubborn on August 26, 2026, 06:08:58 AM
Are you able to rent a small trencher? If so, lay a new water line before the leak and go around mulch mountain to connect to the house.

Around here, $40/hr or $100/day to rent one and 2" water pipe is about $90 for 25' at Home Depot.   
That's an interesting thought to just replace the whole line.
I think had we realized where the leak was from the beginning that might have been a good idea, but as of now, there's only a small bit of problem area left to be uncovered.
When we started digging on the weekend, where we thought the water line ran and where it actually ran were two different things. :(
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Offline Stubborn

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Re: Give me a break - literally
« Reply #9 on: August 26, 2026, 10:47:26 AM »
Quote from: MaterDominici on August 26, 2026, 09:51:42 AM
That's an interesting thought to just replace the whole line.
I think had we realized where the leak was from the beginning that might have been a good idea, but as of now, there's only a small bit of problem area left to be uncovered.
When we started digging on the weekend, where we thought the water line ran and where it actually ran were two different things. :(
Yeah, been there, done that. In my case, we finally found the leak. It was a 2" pipe about 8 feet underground, I had to rent a small excavator to find it. I would think yours would be maybe a foot or so underground - still might be worth it for you to consider for the price, especially if you have septic field problems - I had to fix one of those too.

 I do not like plumbing, any plumbing.   
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