I have a water leak to or at my yard hydrant

[tomplum]

I suspected a leak and confirmed that it does....somewhere. It is plumbed w/ ~200' PVC and put the whole works in ~ 7 years ago and mostly runs the edge of the driveway. There is no outward signs of leakage. Do hydrants themselves somehow leak or is it more likely a plumbing problem?

 

[lilranch2001]

I always thought, rigid PVC was not permitted under code for inground

 

[5030]

I've replaced ours at least 3 times already and candidly, I'm sick of it.

 

[2manyrocks]

I had to replace mine. They don't put much galvanized coating on the pipe end where the seal is located in the ground. So it rusts and no longer seals. Tried a rebuild kit. Total waste of time. Replaced with another equally as sorry entirely new hydrant.

 

[ponytug]

Yes, hydrants leak, often from the washer at the bottom. Have you checked?

All the best, Peter

 

[stumblinhorse]

I suspected a leak and confirmed that it does....somewhere. It is plumbed w/ ~200' PVC and put the whole works in ~ 7 years ago and mostly runs the edge of the driveway. There is no outward signs of leakage. Do hydrants themselves somehow leak or is it more likely a plumbing problem?

Lots of youtubes showing how to test and replace hydrants parts.

 

[kenmac]

I always thought, rigid PVC was not permitted under code for inground

Maybe illegal where you are. But it's legal where I am

 

[stuckmotor]

I always thought, rigid PVC was not permitted under code for inground

My brother got a government subsidy to run rigid white PVC in ground to his pastures. This causes me to think it met code for that purpose.

 

[4570Man]

I always thought, rigid PVC was not permitted under code for inground

Locally no agency inspects residential water lines. Even if they did a big percentage of the municipal water supply lines are pvc.

 

[groundcover]

Poly well pipe seems to be more forgiving of earth shifting around. One tip when replacing the hydrant, put a 1/4 street el and short nipple in the drain outlet, keeps debris from scoring the valve and creating a leak down the road.