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Plumbing / Re: Trees and Underground Logstor Dual PexFlex Piping
« on: February 11, 2014, 10:16:21 PM »Lay a piece of copper rod, pipe, tubing or heavy gauge wire in your trench.This makes much sense to me (I am an advanced degree organic chemist
). Copper pipe in dirt with even low levels of moisture is going to form copper(II) carbonate (an effective algaecide in ponds and the such). 
A really great suggestion IMO. Thank you.
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Plumbing / Re: Trees and Underground Logstor Dual PexFlex Piping
« on: February 11, 2014, 10:10:01 PM »PS thank you for considering our product line, if I can help in any way please shout out!Thank you slimjim. I'm in Indiana so I assume the EPA Phase II compliant model is what I "must" purchase.
I was actually considering the Ultimizer series for simplicity's sake) but I see no EPA Phase II white tags advertised on those units.
I may just remove the trees in their entirely with a Caterpillar track hoe but am undecided at this point in time. The wife is "picky" about where I can place the unit.
Thanks for the welcome.
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Portage & Main / Re: Ultimizer BL 28-40
« on: February 11, 2014, 08:01:42 PM »So far all I'm hearing is good news, no word from EPA yet.What word are you waiting on from EPA? Has Portage & Main submitted the Ultimizer for EPA Phase II qualification? Just trying to understand.
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Plumbing / Trees and Underground Logstor Dual PexFlex Piping
« on: February 11, 2014, 11:30:31 AM »
Hello guys.... nOObie here (but I am the son of a retired 45-year veteran plumber).
Prepping for a Portage and Main Optimizer 250 installation. I have a 50-feet run for Logstor dual pexflex to dig but am concerned about a few large trees (75' + white oaks) within 8 feet of where I want to penetrate through my basement wall for a DHW and forced air HX arrangement.
Question: With these older hardwood trees near my feed and return line, is there much risk of the tree roots growing into the Logstor and causing problems down the line in a few years?
I could fell the trees but they are some bigguns.
Thoughts, advice, humor, recommendations are welcome.
Many thanks in advance. -Slopster
Prepping for a Portage and Main Optimizer 250 installation. I have a 50-feet run for Logstor dual pexflex to dig but am concerned about a few large trees (75' + white oaks) within 8 feet of where I want to penetrate through my basement wall for a DHW and forced air HX arrangement.
Question: With these older hardwood trees near my feed and return line, is there much risk of the tree roots growing into the Logstor and causing problems down the line in a few years?
I could fell the trees but they are some bigguns.
Thoughts, advice, humor, recommendations are welcome. Many thanks in advance. -Slopster