I've been digging new drains and have come across an old iron/steel water main, approximately 1" diameter. It has a pin hole leak and is spurting water to about 1 metre in height. I've managed to bandage it with an old rubber innertube and a jubilee clip, this has significantly reduced the leak but not stopped it completely. Is there anything more substantial I could use to seal it?
My water supply is definitely fed via black alkathene pipe, meaning the iron pipe isn't mine.
The council houses on my street were built around 1940, when did Iron pipework go out of use? Could this be the original main to the houses that has since been superseded by the alkathene but left 'live'?! I'm rather concerned if so, because it's corroded badly.
Even though I don't use the main am I responsible for it? I have no idea where the stop cock is to it (I've traced the pipe a little way and it goes in to nextdoor's garden as well). When I phoned Yorkshire Water they told me that old pipes sometimes weren't adopted by them, so is it the council? (note, I own my ex council house).
Finally, I've had a request from a neighbour who's on a water meter if he can tee into it!! It may not be Yorkshire water's pipe but it's their water!
Any help much appreciated.
My water supply is definitely fed via black alkathene pipe, meaning the iron pipe isn't mine.
The council houses on my street were built around 1940, when did Iron pipework go out of use? Could this be the original main to the houses that has since been superseded by the alkathene but left 'live'?! I'm rather concerned if so, because it's corroded badly.
Even though I don't use the main am I responsible for it? I have no idea where the stop cock is to it (I've traced the pipe a little way and it goes in to nextdoor's garden as well). When I phoned Yorkshire Water they told me that old pipes sometimes weren't adopted by them, so is it the council? (note, I own my ex council house).
Finally, I've had a request from a neighbour who's on a water meter if he can tee into it!! It may not be Yorkshire water's pipe but it's their water!
Any help much appreciated.