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Posted by vMike on November 3, 2006, 1:23 pm
>
> vMike wrote:
> > I am demolishing my house and building a new house. I want to keep the
> > irrigation system going, so I was going to run a temporary main feed
above
> > ground away from the house around the perimeter of the lot. I live in
> > Florida so the pipe will be exposed to intense sunlight at times. The
new
> > construction won't be completed for 12-14 months maybe even a little
more.
> > The pipe is 1 1/2" Sch 40. Will it hold up in the sun for that length of
> > time? Any alternatives? Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Mike
>
>
> Mike-
>
> You'll be fine for that short an exposure.....
>
> a couple questions
>
> is this going to be new pipe or is it used?
>
> Are you going to re-use the pipe after construction?
>
> Painting the pipe with a latex paint will protect it.
>
> here is a short report on the topic
>
> http://www.pweagleinc.com/literature/tb/tb-d9.pdf
>
> it reinforces my experience...pipe becomes "brittle" ie impact
> resistance reduced but it takes a few years
>
> I've got a crappy sprinkler manifold installation (white PVC..not the
> good grey stuff) haven't gotten around to re-doing it....been in
> service since 1980, west side of the house in SoCal, full sun everyday
> for half the day.
>
> cheers
> Bob
>
Thanks for your response. I am using new pipe and would like to reuse it
later if I can, although it may not be possible. Thanks for the link, it was
pretty informative.
Mike
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