Fire main from hell! American Plumbing, LMP #556

Terry Smith • February 4, 2023

Fire main from hell! American Plumbing, LMP #556

When people call about a fire main leak we think no big deal. Expose the line about 4' - 5' deep and expose the leak. Not this time. We are at over 10' deep and still have not reached the horizontal pipe connected to the vertical pipe. Time for a much larger excavator!

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