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[cjunrau]

Here in Maine the long standing minimum to bury water line is 4 feet, if that isn't possible 2 inches of styrofoam on top of water line is as good as one foot of gravel. I can honestly say in all my years I have never seen frost (where the ground isn't traveled on, and usually snow covered during the coldest part of the winter season) anywhere near 4 feet deep. However, I always bury the minimum depth or use styrofoam to avoid any chance of it bothering.

If you burry Styrofoam and it is in wet ground it ends up being as good as water for insulation. I have dug up many pieces and can squeeze the water out of it. unless it is wrapped in water tight membrane it is useless. Now all boilers around here run the pipe inside insulated plastic pipes. 30 years ago I could not convince anyone that the foam they were using was useless. now they know better.

 

[Destroked 450]

I wont bury it. I thought I could bury a hose.


beckham

You can not go to Walmart an get a garden hose and bury it, it’s not designed for that and if you place it deep enough to not freeze the ground pressure will collapse it
Tell us what your intentions are for the hose and how long it needs to be
Apparently you’re wanting to water a garden and also water livestock, is this in the same location?
For livestock I’d run roll plastic or PVC underground to the building or pen near where I’d be filling the stock tank and put in the frost proof hydrant. You can do the same for the garden or just run a hose on top of the ground

 

[old]

Hose will not stand up to constant water pressure, or to being buried. You could bury a conduit and fish a new hose through it every couple of years when the hose fails, but it would be nearly the same cost to run plastic waterline rated for the job. Installation is more expensive than the materials.

If freezing is a problem bury it below your frost line or install a drain pit at the lowest point(s). For shallow lines drain or blow it out with compressed air before the off season - like a lawn irrigation system.

*Odd I have hose that I have used that way for years

 

[Ray,IN]

how deep to bury a hose that I'm gonna run to my garden without it freezing.


beckham

I'm about 250miles north of you; 24" is the normal water line depth to insure it will not freeze. I'd guess 18" in your area.