how do i dig up a waterline from under the concrete foundation of a house? I cant see or find the waterline thats under the house but i had no problem digging up the waterline thats behind the house..dont want to buy a new water heater unless ihave to so how do i dig up the waterline running to the heater under the floor?

You can’t really dig it up. You should drill though near the edge or wherever it will work to run a new pipe. Just abandon the line that is inaccessible.

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1. oil field trash Says:
   September 29th, 2009 at 1:59 am

   If it is a slab on grade, then you either have to tunnel like a prisonner escaping or jack hammer a trench in your concrete foundation.

   If it is pier and beam then you need to get a short handled shovel and start crawling and digging.

   I’d be looking to see if there is a way to route a new water line to the heater or move the heater.
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2. morris Says:
   September 29th, 2009 at 2:27 am

   You can’t really dig it up. You should drill though near the edge or wherever it will work to run a new pipe. Just abandon the line that is inaccessible.
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