Waterline install
Steps you will be seeing in the video:
- work with excavator operator to cut trench 4inches below invert of pipe for gravel bedding
- place gravel bedding to grade
- clean the bell end of the pipe with a towel or rag
- remove rubber in the bell and check for cracks or defects
- clean groove for rubber and re-install
- lube the rubber and clear the end of the pipe to ensure no gravel gets inside the bell end
- lower pipe into trench and clean spigot end
- make sure the burry line is visible (if not visible measure and mark your own line)
- insert spigot end of the pipe into the bell end
- make sure the pipe is laying flat on bedding (adjust bedding if needed)
- place push bar in front of bell end of pipe and pound bar into
- place 2×4 between bar and pipe to prevent the bar from damaging the pipe
- install the pipe to the burry line
- ask foreman or topman for shot on a grade to confirm elevation is correct
- mark pipe count on top of the pipe