Hi
I am a somewhat of a beginner when it comes to DIY, and esp regarding plumbing. Here is the problem I'm facing -
We have a dis-used outside toilet. It has been disconnected all the time we have lived here (about 18 months)
FOr a long time I have heard the hissing of water coming from somewhere inside the small outhouse that contains the toilet, but I have only just discovered the cause - the main piper that takes water into the toilet cistern (it emerges from under the ground) has been severed about half a yard from the ground and then what looks like electrical tape has been bound around the end.
The electrical tape has given way to the water pressure and a constant thin stream of water is hissing out.
I went to Wickes to try and find something I could put over the end of the pipe to close it off, but I didn't really know what to look for and was short of time, so I just bought some more electrical tape and bound the end of the pipe up again.
It has slowed the stream of water, but it is far from sound, with water still forcing its way through.
So... any ideas what I need to do to close this pipe off? I'm concerned that its costing lots of money all this water!
The problem might be slightly complicated by the fact that the end of the pipe is not circular - the pipe seems to be more of an elipse/oval when looked at from the end. Has it been bent out of shape?
Thanks for any much-needed advice!
Ian
I am a somewhat of a beginner when it comes to DIY, and esp regarding plumbing. Here is the problem I'm facing -
We have a dis-used outside toilet. It has been disconnected all the time we have lived here (about 18 months)
FOr a long time I have heard the hissing of water coming from somewhere inside the small outhouse that contains the toilet, but I have only just discovered the cause - the main piper that takes water into the toilet cistern (it emerges from under the ground) has been severed about half a yard from the ground and then what looks like electrical tape has been bound around the end.
The electrical tape has given way to the water pressure and a constant thin stream of water is hissing out.
I went to Wickes to try and find something I could put over the end of the pipe to close it off, but I didn't really know what to look for and was short of time, so I just bought some more electrical tape and bound the end of the pipe up again.
It has slowed the stream of water, but it is far from sound, with water still forcing its way through.
So... any ideas what I need to do to close this pipe off? I'm concerned that its costing lots of money all this water!
The problem might be slightly complicated by the fact that the end of the pipe is not circular - the pipe seems to be more of an elipse/oval when looked at from the end. Has it been bent out of shape?
Thanks for any much-needed advice!
Ian