1900 Railroad Ave
Mt Vernon, WA , WA 98273
360-219-9468

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Josh E.

Josh E.


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Customer had tow water leaks. One on the side of the house right next to the gas line. Another at the base of a yard hydrant. Began by excavating the waterline going into the home. Took extra precaution around the gas line. Once line was exposed the leak was obvious as it was shooting out into the driveway. Turned water off. Excavated around the pipe and saw the leak was a plastic 1” plastic barbed male adapter that had been bent over time by the poly tubing it was inserted into. Removed the barbed fitting. Cut the copper line closer to the house and soldered on a pex adapter. Inserted a new brass barbed adapter into the poly line. Made the connection with 2’ of pex. Turned water back on and checked for leaks. No leaks detected. Began excavating around the yard hydrant. Used a jack hammer to break apart the thin layer of concrete around the hydrant. Removed concrete pieces. Started digging down until I could see where the hydrant was connected to galvanized steel. The leak was alon