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[Watt2323]

I have had my BL-3444 a year now and absolutely LOVE it, best investment I think I have ever made. After the freezing and thawing over the winter and spring I have decided to pour a cement pad. What advice could you offer me on doing it? I am worried about the PEX coming from the ground. Should I box it in and leave open dirt around it, pour cement all around it? My plan is to pout cement in a pad 16'X16' as it backs up to my pole barn. But (at this time I have no need for another one) if I ever needed or wanted to add another line and its under cement I would have to bust it up. Another thought I had is to create a tunnel of some sort maybe of wood or PVC to leave open toward the edge of the cement but would the cement collapse it? Thanks for the help in advance.

[Crow]

 I used two pieces of 6" plastic field tile side by side when I poured my pad. Main line was trenched in, slid tile over the end and tied a second tile to the first one and backfilled. Now when I decide to use the second ports I only have to dig beside the pad to find the tile and then try to fish the pipe through. BUT..... my pad is not as large as you are planning.

[Cabo]

I used a piece of 8" single wall corrugated pipe/culvert.  You can sleeve it to just outside your slab.  When you want to add other lines you don't have to disrupt the fill under your existing slab.  I will give you a heads up that you can pull Logstor thru it but you want it really warm(lay it in the sun) and it will go around the bend in the sleeve.  Not easy but it is doable. 

[Watt2323]

Very helpful thanks I appreciate it. I wonder if I will ever need another line? I have one going to my house and garage as well as my pole barn. Decisions decisions decisions. I dont know about you but I am ready to fire it up and get burning all this wood I cut last year.

[Cabo]

The only time you'll need another line is if you don't put in a sleeve.  Haha

[Watt2323]

ha you are correct I am sure if I dont put in a sleeve I will need one so I think I will do it