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Originally Posted by Rodnok1
Yes in some areas the water line exits the ground then goes into the house.
The last bad freeze they had a lot of incoming lines froze.
Must save 2 dollars a house only reason I can see to have it exposed.
Bet it's primarily slab houses.
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Thanks, I'm learning a lot here of how youse guys live and how houses are built down there.
When I plumbed my cabin in 1981, I had the well line come up into the crawl space and straight up into the bathroom because there weren't any other options. FWIW, crawl spaces stay somewhat warmer than the outdoor air temp.
I wrapped heat tape around the well line, down about 3' below grade and all the way up to the floor and then insulated it; it never froze.
In 2008 I redid the whole system, and now have the well line come into the cellar (which I didn't have before) 3-4' below grade on the opposite end of the house, no heat tape needed. Much-o better-o.