Calling all plumbers or DIYers! SOS!

29 Nov 2005

lol

on the offchance, if anyone is a plumber, can you please pm me cos i've got bust pipes and am gushing everywhere :twisted:
no, serious now, rolleyes

, just when ya think things cant get any worse, frozen old lead pipe to outside toilet has burst and its pissing water out in my sheds - does anyone know what i can seal it with?
repair bloke & water board not coming til morning, by which time my bloody kitchen will be flooded and the stopcock thingy is under the pavement!! looks like its burst underground, so, i can safely kiss goodbye to outbuildings when they come tomorrow to dig it up :roll:
it never rains but it pours - or in my case, it doesnt just leak, it floods. :cry:

29 Nov 2005

Errr is the water pissing down or coming up through the ground

29 Nov 2005

from the ground! but i reckon the pipe has burst/split at the point where it enters the ground :shock:

29 Nov 2005

If you can get to the pipe you can fold the end over and hammer it flat. That should do it temporarily.

29 Nov 2005

Lead's soft hunni so if you flatten the pipe by gentle tapping it'll reduce it to a trickle. Then stuff some chewing gum in the bit's where it's leaking.
Alternatively stuff a wooden bung (bit of broom handle or something of the right diameter) up the pipe.
Problem solved! :grin: :grin:
Good luck! kiss

PS Bring your house to Sussex and I'll fix it for you now :thumbup:

29 Nov 2005

At the front end of your garden is there a little square cover? you can turn the water off there.
C x

29 Nov 2005

is that dooable with lead piping?
>>> does not do DIY! - i'll probably smack it with hammer and make it 100 times worse!

29 Nov 2005

Well you'll need to turn the water off before you could even see if the pipes burst above the ground. Sure you haven't got a stop cock in the house somewhere......... most houses do. If you can find it turn it off and see if the pipes split.
Must admit sounds like there ain't much you can do tonite though except what ES has suggested........ the pipes shagged anyways so just knock seven bells out of it to try and stop the flow

29 Nov 2005

Quote by Calista
At the front end of your garden is there a little square cover? you can turn the water off there.
C x

Nope - water board man asked me that, been out there looking for 20 minutes- someone's tarmac'd over the top , apparently!!
oh god :shock:

29 Nov 2005

Quote by Him'nHer
Well you'll need to turn the water off before you could even see if the pipes burst above the ground. Sure you haven't got a stop cock in the house somewhere......... most houses do. If you can find it turn it off and see if the pipes split.
Must admit sounds like there ain't much you can do tonite though

no hun, stopcock indoors doesnt turn water off outside, its a seperate one apparently!
oooo, i have a plumber on the phone biggrin

:D

29 Nov 2005

That case if you can't find the little square cover that Calista mentioned on your property, try looking on the pavement, there will be one there somewhere.

29 Nov 2005

Don't panic!!
Dig around the pipe to expose it. Then flatten the bugger with a hammer GENTLY. Support it with a piece of wood under it where you flatten it though. Oh and hold a piece of wood against it and hit the wood with the hammer.
No time for colour and font sizes. Darkfire's panicking! :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

29 Nov 2005

Quote by Darkfire
At the front end of your garden is there a little square cover? you can turn the water off there.
C x

Nope - water board man asked me that, been out there looking for 20 minutes- someone's tarmac'd over the top , apparently!!
oh god :shock:
Do you have a metal detector?
Or more realistically, can you take a look at your neighbour's gardens and work out where it should be?
I don't have any suggestions for fixing it if you do find the stopcock (I do a fair bit of DIY, but steer clear of plumbing if at all possible), though it's always worth trying gaffer tape dunno

Good luck

29 Nov 2005

Quote by Him'nHer
Well you'll need to turn the water off before you could even see if the pipes burst above the ground. Sure you haven't got a stop cock in the house

Usually under the sink. There must be at least one stop cock between you and the mains.
If the broken pipe is the main feed to the house, which it should not be, being lead, these should have been replaced years ago, then you must turn it off at teh main stop valve in the street.
If you do sustain damage, and it's the council/contractors have tarmac'd over the shutoff tap, you could try claiming for damage off them as they have effectively stopped you limiting the damage by not allowing you access to the stop cock.

29 Nov 2005

I have no helpful suggestions at all, but here's a great big HUG and hope it all gets sorted out without causing too much coldness and wetness!
Cocoa x

29 Nov 2005

where are you, im in derby , if you want i can come and sort it for you,seriously im genuine, cheers ktm351exc

29 Nov 2005

Hi there should be stopcock outside front door or in garden which is main supply to you if u turn it to nearly off position will take pressure off lead and as previously stated tap the lead pipe with hammer should see u through till tomorow
good luck

29 Nov 2005

darkfire you have a pm

29 Nov 2005

Quote by coolhand luke
Hi there should be stopcock outside front door or in garden which is main supply to you if u turn it to nearly off position will take pressure off lead and as previously stated tap the lead pipe with hammer should see u through till tomorow
good luck

its definately been tarmac'd over, absolutely nothing in garden/ drive. Pavement outside has recently been re surfaced, i reckon it's under there !!

29 Nov 2005

Quote by Darkfire
Hi there should be stopcock outside front door or in garden which is main supply to you if u turn it to nearly off position will take pressure off lead and as previously stated tap the lead pipe with hammer should see u through till tomorow
good luck

its definately been tarmac'd over, absolutely nothing in garden/ drive. Pavement outside has recently been re surfaced, i reckon it's under there !!
In that case if you think you know what pipe is causing the problem, and you can see it........ just hit it like ES said, that should at least reduce the flow.

29 Nov 2005

Thanks for your suggestions folks - I love you people I really do!
Definately cant turn the water off as i cant access the stopcock in street, darent smack it too hard as it's a rented property and if I cause further damage I'll be held responsible....
so, it's being gaffer taped and god knows what else, a friend is on her way with kids play sand ( sandbags at this time of night, i ask you! rolleyes

) , and I have been reassured that IF it does flood the kitchen, the council will be liable for the repair bill cos I reported it in plenty of time..... so, there's not much else i can do now.
Thanks to all for your help passionkiss

30 Nov 2005

update:
Plumber is here along with several workmen complete with mini jcb :shock:
That stopcock thing I said was buried under tarmac - well, it isnt, but it is located in the next street hence why no one could find it....... and the whole street is being cut off shortly so that the workmen can make a start :shock: Thanks again for the help offered last night! passionkiss

As a little extra, I have now blown up my carpet shampoo machine. It did go pop. :shock:
wonder what's next? these things come in 3's dont they??
Dark, going back to bed for rest of the day and bloody well staying there!

30 Nov 2005

xxx

30 Nov 2005

Babe ........... I can't help but for you !!!
Do you have house insurance ??? .........if Yes ......... make sure you have dropped the TV, Video, DVD, PC and Laptop in the water !!!! Happy Christmas
Sam xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

30 Nov 2005

Does this mean Darkfire is into watersports at the moment?

30 Nov 2005

Glad it got sorted and hope it diddent course to much damage.
Tina & Alan

30 Nov 2005

If you open the freezer door you could have an ice rink - get some people round, charge on the door and whay heyyy, sure fire money making escapade.
Just trying to cheer you up in your hour of need biggrin

30 Nov 2005

If you're going to follow Blonde's advice may I suggest you unplug them first .... biggrin

30 Nov 2005

Quote by gruntypig
If you're going to follow Blonde's advice may I suggest you unplug them first ....

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Merry christmas!

1 Dec 2005

Hey dark hun,
Did you get your hole pluged or did they first dig around looking for that elusive spot and then fill it?
I think we should be told, and were they very hunky and if so do you have any numbers you can pass my way ;-)