If a water line has a hole in it you will eventually have a very wet spot in the yard. thus you could locate the leak. But again if the leak was so small only to place moisture in the ground and not come to the surface the roots would grow to that moist spot but not grow into the pipe. Similar to the water flowing out of the laterals of a septic system. The roots will normally grow up to the moisture and stop and not enter the lateral pipes that are by design full of rather large holes.
In the case of a small hole in a sewer line the moisture would not flow out consistently so the root would enter the hole to access the moisture. _____ From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Brice Mijares Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2010 7:48 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Roots In Water Line Water lines and sewage are two different animals. Pouring salt down the drain goes out the sewage pipe. If roots worked it way in the the main water line coming into the house there would be evidence where the roots are entering the line due to the constant water pressure. __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 5164 (20100601) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
