Dug a hole and exposed the pipe. Turned the water back on and a fountain.
Dug back a bit further and decided that digging was really really hard work. Figured we needed a quick fix to get the water back on while we ponder options. Connecting to the copper using a standard poly joiner worked. A couple of threaded adapters to get from 20 to 25m poly. Connecting to the rusty old mains pipe proved difficult.
Tried
25mm poly joiner
25mm "Pressure" pipe joiner.
Clear PVC sleeve and 4 hose clamps - blew up like a baloon and still leaked.
Black PVC sleeve and 4 hose clamps
They all leaked on the rusty pipe side.
Mon AM went to super cheap auto and do some radiator hose of the correct diameter. This seems to do the job but not sure if it can withstand the pressure but it's not leaking and now it's raining. So good enough to leave for another day or call a plumber.
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