PVC FIP or something similar, wrap the whole thing twice with 2. If it's a 2' bury instead of 4' or more, I will drive a steel stake to ground level and tape it the entire length with the same tape. Over kill? Probably. Two points: 1. When I say a PVC FIP of some sort or another. NEVER did I use just a plain PVC FIP. ![]() Outdoor lighting offers us a lot. It can stretch a day for work or fun, and make the place safer by helping us see where we walk in the dark. A well-lighted yard also. Worst case I use a Sch. FIP with 2 ALL Stainless Steel hose clamps on the threaded end. My dad has been doing the 2 All SS clamps on underground FIPs as long as I can remember and to date we have not heard of any leaking. What I have also done is put a metal coupling on the end of the nipple then screw in half of a 3/4" x 1. ![]() 800LF Series Deluxe Frost-Proof Yard Hydrant Certified Lead Free Models 800LF – 818LF Certified by Truesdail Laboratories. Meets all Federal and state Safe Drinking.Sch. 8. 0 PVC nipple. These days I will put a 2. PEX on instead of the galvinized nipple. What do you think about that?
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