From: wolverine01@charter.net   
      
   On 12/11/2025 11:07 PM, bfh wrote:   
   > sticks wrote:   
      
   >>> Are you sure that black pipe is not hard rubber hose? I can't see   
   >>> anything on the pic that looks like spiraling wrap.   
   >>   
   >> Yeah, that's what I was saying.  I don't think it's rubber, but some   
   >> kind of pvc pipe.  Markings are worn out so I can't look it up.  I   
   >> thought it was just a cover, but no it is the actual piping the water   
   >> comes to the house in.   
   >   
   > I could be wrong, but I don't think you can compress PVC - black or   
   > white - with a hose clamp. I think it's probably HDPE/poly pipe which   
   > can be compressed over a barbed connector. And the internet says it   
   > lasts longer underground than PVC. So it's probably going to outlast you.   
      
   I think you're probably correct.  If I ever talk to a well guy, I'm   
   gonna ask why they wouldn't come thru the same hole in the wall with the   
   electric and the piping.  If the same pipe is used going down to the   
   pump, surely they would tape or zip tie it together in that application?   
      
   You got a good eye for detail Mr. Bill   
      
      
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