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Lay Tracer Wire in Trench

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Installing Pex Water Main Line...Part 2

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What happens here

Begin by running the blue tracer wire, which should be 18 gauge or less, parallel to the new PEX water supply line in the already excavated trench. This wire is crucial for future utility locates, as PEX itself is non-metallic and cannot be detected by standard locating equipment. Ensure the tracer wire follows the entire path of the PEX pipe in the trench.

Goal: Place a blue tracer wire alongside the new PEX tubing in the excavated trench to allow for future location of the non-metallic pipe by utility services.

Tools and materials

  • Blue Tracer Wire
  • Excavated Trench
  • PEX Tubing

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today's permanent repair Gil's got this all dug out unfortunately it's raining get the camera out of the rain and let's get to fixing we need to slap this blue Tracer wire on they want blue Tracer wire 18 gauge or less here we'll just go right there where that that copper started and that's where we'll put it here and we're gonna roll this whole scenario and so the reason why we put Tracer wire in the ground on a Pex or a poly pipe installation is so that it can be located when you call 811 and they dig you want to make sure that your lines can be located that way you don't hit it for future use so check that out right there

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