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Old 12-02-2011, 03:17 PM
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Originally Posted by getdul981 View Post
It must be something in the soil that causes this. The house we had in VA had a lamp post that looked very similar to these and it was there for 18 years that we lived there. Maybe there's a more durable material that can be had to prevent this. Wonder how painted PVC would work?
You may be right. Only one person in our immediate neighborhood has had a lamp post replaced due to deterioration and he was the only one that had a water softener/purification unit installed.
The drain pipe for the unit goes under ground within a few feet of the lamp post.