running water lines from house to garage for washer and dryer

[realmswalker]

Hello everyone,

I am going to run hot and cold water lines from outside, underground to a garage for a washer.

I live in southern California so there is no frost line or frozen pipes to worry about. it's about a 6 foot run from the pipe straight down into the ground, then a 23 foot run, and another 6 feet at a 90 degree turn.

the pipes will be buried about 18 inches down.

Is there a better alternative than copper? something that can use shark bite or other types of fitting without soldering.

Thank you.

 

[frodo]

if it were me, i would install 2, 1 1/2 pvc pipes as a conduit from house to garage, and use 3/4'' pex pipe

that way, later, if needed, you could pull it out and replace