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Old 06-15-2024, 01:26 PM   #730
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Originally Posted by Frequitude View Post
I’m not sure I agree with this 3-5 week proactive replacement plan.

Why can’t we just get the system up and running, excavate those weak spot location, and procure and stage new pipe in case it breaks. Then either just fix it if something actually breaks or planfully do it in the fall when water consumption is naturally lower?

Seems we’re taking a for sure outage during peak demand to avoid a maybe outage.
Without being an expert, I guess I'd suspect they worry repressurizing would be enough to cause more failures. Often a system restart is the highest stress. Who knows how bad these other sections are.
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