My house's main feed line comes in through the floor in the garage. This is where it broke.
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I had to break up the garage floor for a hole about 3 feet long, 2 feet wide and 3 feet deep.
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I was very amused by the name of the power drill I had to use to break up the concrete.
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The crack that caused all the problems turned out to be a near hairline fracture atop the pipe.
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Here you can see the full size hole made next to the main shut off valve for the water.
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A root from the tree in my front yard had grown under the pipe and caused enough pressure to fracture it.
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We used boxes to hold the broken concrete and a bucket to haul away dirt.
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While I did most of the jack hammering, Sara did most of the digging.
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Once we are done I will need to fill this hole back up.
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