I don't know about the sewer line. Mine is 50 year old Transite. It has
never caused a problem.
Our water meter is at the curb. The line from meter to house is the
owners responsibility.
In 1985 the galvanized iron pipe sprung a leak. It first showed as an
increasingly large bulge in the lawn sod. It got to about 10 ft. in
diameter & 10 inches high. You could walk on the raised area & feel is
spring. Poked a couple of holes in the sod & geysers errupted.
Plumber dug a few holes down to the water line, about 5 ft. deep.
Pinholes in the galvanizing had allowed rust through. The pipe was 30
years old at the time. Plumber replaced the line with Polybuteline or
some such. Large deep trench across entire front yard. Water company, at
the time, removed the $500 for extra consumption on the water bill. I
don't know how they handle it now. I never subscribed to the "water
guard" insurance program.
Last year, my neighbors waterline sprung a leak. Plumbers spent several
days trenching & replacing the line. He had some kind of water company
insurance plan that paid the entire bill. I guess you have to balance
the cost of insurance against the very high cost of replacing a line.
You could get estimates for current line replacement costs to help make
a decision. Whether your present line is plastic, copper, iron, or? will
have a bearing on how much longer it may last.
Dave
Doug Braun wrote:
>Hello,
>
>My water company has been sending me stuff warning of
>the horrors I would experience if the water or sewer
>lines from the curb to my house were to fail, and
>urging me to subscribe to their protection program
>(for about $14 per month).
>
>Does anyone know if these plans are ever useful in
>practice? Or are they crippled by exclusions,
>deductibles, etc?
>
>I guess their potential value would depend on the
>likelihood of having problems with the lines. My
>house was built in the mid '70's, and is about 120
>feet from the curb, with a bunch of decent-size trees
>between the house and the curb. I have lived here
>only three years, and have had no trouble with roots,
>etc. What is the typical life expectancy of a sewer
>line, anyway?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Doug
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