This time we're at the well. We've had pretty poor pressure since we moved in but it hasn't been on top of my priority list. I had a hydrant in the yard which was leaking below ground and I figured that wasn't helping things so I decided that today was the day and I dug it up. I was expecting to find a broken pipe or cracked fitting but neither was the case. Instead it appears something inside of the hydrant isn't working properly and it was pouring a nice 50psi stream of water out of the drain hole. I stuffed a screw wrapped heavily in teflon tape in it to hold it for the time being but the spigot itself promptly began to leak.
I have two additional hydrants in my barn and don't need this one out in the middle of my yard. My question is this....Can I just cap this water line off and bury it? If so, what do I need to buy/use to cap it? It appears to be 1"(ish) black plastic pipe.
I have two additional hydrants in my barn and don't need this one out in the middle of my yard. My question is this....Can I just cap this water line off and bury it? If so, what do I need to buy/use to cap it? It appears to be 1"(ish) black plastic pipe.