Repairing A Water Service
Some genius thought it would be a great idea to put a plastic and copper device under shifty ground, with moving parts, that would deliver water, full of minerals, cholrine, to a mobile home. This genius went on to design this device and then bury several thousand of them into the ground and then some other genius decided to put several thousand 40,000 pound mobile homes directly on top of them.
It is because of these ideas, that water services must be repaired from time to time, especially when such devices were installed 30 to 40 years ago.
Causes of Damage
Areas with factors such as frost heave, seismic activity, shifting sands, and extreme temperature changes are not particularly helpful or healthy for devices placed under ground. These factors tend to push, pull, tug, twist, and lift such devices. Over time, even the strongest of materials will break, especially if they are subjected to extreme cold.
Additionally, home water service involves water.[1] Treated water and pumped well water contain several chemicals which are corrosive or otherwise damaging to the plastics and metals used in delivering water service to a home. Water itself is an oxidizer, causing damage to other substances that it comes in contact with.
Designed to Fail
The whole system is not a permanent one, it is designed to be "maintained" and repaired when water or earth happen to damage it. This is why initial installation and subsequent repairs are often laughed at, or scorned by the people who maintain water delivery systems
References
- ↑ Really bad stuff.