Call before you dig!
We have that too. It's much easier for them to come out and mark where everything is, rather than deal with an emergency gas leak after you put your rented backhoe through the line.
Jill-of-all-Trades far from having everything figured out!  More info | Sep 13, 2017 09:26 | #19906 Call before you dig! Melody
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gjl711 Wait.. you can't unkill your own kill.  57,737 posts Likes: 4070 Joined Aug 2006 Location: Deep in the heart of Texas More info | Sep 13, 2017 09:52 | #19907 Jill-of-all-Trades wrote in post #18451177  Call before you dig! We have that too. It's much easier for them to come out and mark where everything is, rather than deal with an emergency gas leak after you put your rented backhoe through the line. Up north we had "call Julie" (Joint Utility Locating Information for Excavators). In Texas we just call 811 and they show up. Not sure why, but call me JJ.
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Jill-of-all-Trades far from having everything figured out! More info | Sep 13, 2017 11:38 | #19909 Ours is Ontario One Call, with an 800 number. One call gets all the services located. Around here, there is a bylaw requiring the locating be done before any digging. Melody
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jay125 the title fairy put me in therapy  More info | Sep 13, 2017 13:31 | #19910 Jill-of-all-Trades wrote in post #18451277 Ours is Ontario One Call, with an 800 number. One call gets all the services located. Around here, there is a bylaw requiring the locating be done before any digging. Same with Iowa. Iowa Utility Boards require locating prior to any digging.
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gjl711 Wait.. you can't unkill your own kill. 57,737 posts Likes: 4070 Joined Aug 2006 Location: Deep in the heart of Texas More info | Sep 13, 2017 14:13 | #19911 jay125 wrote in post #18451364 Same with Iowa. Iowa Utility Boards require locating prior to any digging. Same with Illinois and Texas. If you dig and blow up the neighborhood, your in big trouble. Not sure why, but call me JJ.
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hqqns When the frick did I get this new title and why?  More info | Sep 13, 2017 16:50 | #19912 gjl711 wrote in post #18451084 Glad you found your leak subby. We have a much easier way in the states. The utilities have a free service we can call and they will come out with all their toys and mark the water, gas, electrical, and cable. In fact, they highly encourage you to call any time you are digging a hole. It's free and they are quick. If you call them in the morning, by afternoon, everything is marked. Wow, Australia is pretty crap in this regard. There is a dial before you dig but they only have info on public services not anything that is on private property. And they definitely don't come to you for free to find where everything is. subby
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hqqns When the frick did I get this new title and why? More info | Sep 13, 2017 17:14 | #19913  Image hosted by forum (876034) © hqqns [SHARE LINK] THIS IS A LOW QUALITY PREVIEW. Please log in to see the good quality stuff. It may not have been the tree after all. It wasn't very near the root and there is a kink in the pipe, apparently can happen when they unroll the pipe and is quite common even if it takes some time. It is normal for it to happen under houses where there is generally no pressure to cause a burst. In Australia anyway where snow and freezing conditions are rare. subby
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hqqns When the frick did I get this new title and why? More info | Sep 13, 2017 17:24 | #19914  Image hosted by forum (876037) © hqqns [SHARE LINK] THIS IS A LOW QUALITY PREVIEW. Please log in to see the good quality stuff.  Image hosted by forum (876038) © hqqns [SHARE LINK] THIS IS A LOW QUALITY PREVIEW. Please log in to see the good quality stuff. Some shiny new copper. The pipe is about 100 mm away from the root. P.s. I'm impressed with the camera on this phone for macro shots  I might aswell throw the 5D IV in the bin.subby
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gjl711 Wait.. you can't unkill your own kill. 57,737 posts Likes: 4070 Joined Aug 2006 Location: Deep in the heart of Texas More info | Sep 13, 2017 17:47 | #19915 hqqns wrote in post #18451520 It may not have been the tree after all. It wasn't very near the root and there is a kink in the pipe, apparently can happen when they unroll the pipe and is quite common even if it takes some time. It is normal for it to happen under houses where there is generally no pressure to cause a burst. In Australia anyway where snow and freezing conditions are rare. That's exactly the same leak I had. A pinhole in a crease. Not sure why, but call me JJ.
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GibJock I used to be the Kill Killer  10,564 posts Gallery: 55 photos Likes: 3413 Joined May 2013 Location: From Scotland, now living on the northern Pillar of Hercules More info | Sep 13, 2017 17:54 | #19916 hqqns wrote in post #18451533 I might aswell throw the 5D IV in the bin. Throw it this way, I'll give it a good home.
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Chet showed up to keep the place interesting More info | Sep 13, 2017 18:32 | #19917 cut the root out.
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hqqns When the frick did I get this new title and why? More info Post edited over 6 years ago by hqqns. | Sep 13, 2017 19:01 | #19918 Chet wrote in post #18451586 cut the root out. It seems to be holding the tree up, so I'd rather it not tumble over into the neighbours in a storm as the soil is very saturated. It will take about 40 years for it to reach the pipe, I'll be 82 and won't care subby
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hqqns When the frick did I get this new title and why? More info | Sep 14, 2017 17:07 | #19919 hqqns wrote in post #18451600 It seems to be holding the tree up, so I'd rather it not tumble over into the neighbours in a storm as the soil is very saturated. It will take about 40 years for it to reach the pipe, I'll be 82 and won't care  Only a couple more hours until I've got a confirmed kill. subby
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GibJock I used to be the Kill Killer 10,564 posts Gallery: 55 photos Likes: 3413 Joined May 2013 Location: From Scotland, now living on the northern Pillar of Hercules More info | Sep 14, 2017 18:28 | #19920 hqqns wrote in post #18452432 Only a couple more hours until I've got a confirmed kill. Oops!
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