Repairing a broken drain line

Joe in Northern, NJ - V#8013-R

Currently Riding The "Mother Ship"

anything that had roots in the drain?

Yes, I was thinking of making a batch of diluted concentrate, putting an = elbow pointing up at the outlet and pouring in the inlet until it fills = the pipe. I've got about 20 feet of 4-inch pipe -- 12 gallons should be = plenty. The cost of any root killer or coating materials would be minor = compared to the cost of breaking up the concrete, replacing, refilling, = etc.

roundup kills by smothering the plant from the top. It only works when sprayed on the green part.

Yes, I was thinking of making a batch of diluted concentrate, putting an elbow pointing up at the outlet and pouring in the inlet until it fills the pipe. I've got about 20 feet of 4-inch pipe -- 12 gallons should be plenty. The cost of any root killer or coating materials would be minor compared to the cost of breaking up the concrete, replacing, refilling, etc.

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Not true in either assumption. It normally is sprayed on growing vegetation, but if in contact with roots, it will be taken up by the plant and kill it. It doesn't move in the soil widely so is not an effective sterilant or pre-emergent, but will be effective in in contact with the roots themselves.

Glyphosate works by disrupting the EPSP synthase enyzme which is key in the production of amino acids essential to plant growth, not by "suffocating" the plant. It is classified as a broad-spectrum, non-selective herbicide, active on most species of green plants.

"Rod Speed" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@mid.individual.net:

and of course roundup is so much more frugal than salt.

Well, other than the impractical mode of application (of trying to fill an open-ended pipe :) ), the use of Roundup would work quite well on anything that had roots in the pipe to take it up.

It would be wise to read more on the application label and mode of action of any herbicide before posting inaccurate information and then criticizing those who point that out...

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Thanks. Now, please delete the unrelated news groups from the top.

Would you please take it to private email.

Christopher, if you are serious about your religious beliefs, why not = follow them and stop mucking up usenet with trivia and name-calling. = Not really the Christian philosophy. Or, if you are just playing = games, that's fine -- always room for one more airhead on usenet.