Underground Return Pipe Swiss Cheese

We dug up this underground return pipe because the water feeder alerted us to the alarming amount of fresh water that was being consumed by the system. This is what we found!

The water feeder that alerted us to excessive water usage.

One end of underground return.

Other end of underground return.

Starting the excavation.

Follow the dotted line.

The trench.

Close up.

The old pipe.

Another view of the old pipe.

Swiss cheese pipe!

How was it even holding water?

Hole after hole after hole.

What a rotted pipe.

The replacement pipe in copper.

Type 'L' copper was used.

The underground copper should out live us.