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Zonx216 t1_izfp423 wrote

Reply to comment by ThimeeX in Water line from house to barn lost pressure! Please help!? by Castle_33_

I figured just the opposite. If this guy installed a 250' water line 6' deep and power the same distance and 4' deep, then why is he here on DIY asking this question?

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ThimeeX t1_izft7op wrote

I remember someone posting a while back about sending power to an outbuilding (an office shed?), and he rented a small backhoe to dig the 4' trench in his back yard.

I'm pretty sure the comments ripped his electrical work to shreds, much like posting deck building projects is sure to point out all the code violations and death traps heh. But the point being that it's possible for a DIY'er to get a trench dug that deep with some rental tools.

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Zonx216 t1_izfvgm9 wrote

6' trench is literally in over your head for a DIYer. Maybe why it's so deep in the first place.

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frenchezz t1_izg6uer wrote

lol, until this comment I'd been reading it as 6 inches this whole time and was like damn, y'all have no confidence in the man.

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21RaysofSun t1_izg7a27 wrote

As long as you shore everything properly and have the right tools and time it's not over your head.

Just be sure to get the area checked before you dig

Edit: I got r/woosh (Ed)

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Castle_33_ OP t1_izhaemy wrote

Nah…they have pretty good rental equipment in my area. The only issue we ran into was the trench caving in slightly. That may or may not have played a factor. But I didn’t a house 2 years ago with the same method and it worked well.

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SirThatsCuba t1_izg12uq wrote

Because learning to fix it yourself is better than getting a contractor?

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Zonx216 t1_izgitpy wrote

So if you hired someone to do work and that work failed you wouldn't call that person to have them do it right?

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SirThatsCuba t1_izh5dz1 wrote

Depends. If I hired someone to do work and that work failed I might not trust them to fix it. Depends how it failed and why.

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