John Dirks Jr Posted April 12, 2009 Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 Is this black supply line PB? It says Cresline on it. It comes into the house from a private well. It's about 1 1/2 inches in diameter. It felt like it was very thin walled. Is there a history of failure on this type? Click to Enlarge 50.26 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHI in AR Posted April 12, 2009 Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 It's high density polyethylene. No problems that I'm aware of so long as it isn't laid in a rocky trench. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KGarten Posted April 12, 2009 Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 It is almost certainly polyethylene pipe which is allowed for by International Code as water service pipe. Being plastic, this means it "must terminate within 5 feet inside of the point where the pipe penetrates an exterior wall or slab on grade." (IPC 605.3). Judging from the 14/2 Romex taped to it I think it might have exceeded the 5'.[] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msteger Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 John, did the pipe say "PB2110" on it anywhere? I can't say I've ever seen black PB, only grey in these parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dirks Jr Posted April 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 John, did the pipe say "PB2110" on it anywhere? I can't say I've ever seen black PB, only grey in these parts. There was other writing on the pipe but it was illegible. I could barely make out the larger Cresline title. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dirks Jr Posted April 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 I've seen PE. This didn't look like any PE I had seen before. Check the link below. Scroll to the bottom. They show a black material they claim is PB. http://www.pbpipe.com/Eligibility/Eligi ... fault.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kibbel Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 I've seen PE. This didn't look like any PE I had seen before. Check the link below. Scroll to the bottom. They show a black material they claim is PB. http://www.pbpipe.com/Eligibility/Eligi ... fault.aspx What is pictured in the original post is HDPE. Cresline manufactures PVC, CPVC, ABS, MDPE and HDPE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dirks Jr Posted April 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 Thank you gentleman. This house actually had both well and public water hookup. The well is serving the irrigation system. The original public line was PB. It was changed to PE and I noticed that as soon as I saw it. I don't like the was they ran through the wall without a sleeve though. Click to Enlarge 43.84 KB Click to Enlarge 47.4 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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