Recent content by Nj1978

I know, but if you already have a pit that's got a slump pump in it, you can use that. Wait, you'll cry about the dangers about cutting an incorrectly coloured water pipe but urge people to open mains pressure water feed next to a 100amp 240v electrical supply? It's leaking from the centre...

Interestingly that's our nick name for him. It's been one nightmare after another. Failed to install tanking on the basement, failed to install ventilation, studs framed with scrap pallet wood, missing insulation, DIY OPA wiring, internal twin & earth cemented under the drive. External lighting...

I'm fairly sure it's 60mm downpipe he's used as ducting through the cavity. It matches the downpipes on some of the gutters. Not sure why the electricity board would run their feed though that mind you? But I have about 700 other major defects and urgent repairs to do so I'm not poking about...

Wasn't planning on it until they have had a look. The attached are the basement feeds. No gas supply enters that wall. The only feeds in here are the phase tails for the electricity supply and two "BLUE" MDPE 20mm pipes. On the other side there is one blue 20mm and one 25mm yellow. I can't...

Andy, I can't. There is no space to squeeze off in the basement. Has to be done externally. I'm not wrong at all. I can see the pipe in the basement and the rod all the way through. What, do you think gas gets pumped into taps? The blue is to a toilet that has been disabled. I can see the loop...

Seriously! Black pipe from top of image is gas to meter box. Grey downpipe is the electrical supply. (I patched it because I opened it up to see what it was) blue MDPE on left supplies redundant outhouse. (who builds an outhouse in this day and age!) yellow MDPE is mains water. (see threaded rod...

Rang the water board and explained we believe the water is being fed by yellow MDPE. I'm 100% sure it's not gas because I can see the gas feed above it on a separate black pipe. Doesn't help there is a second blue MDPE next to it supplying an outhouse. They are sending someone out to take a...

Hi all, I need some advice. Our stopcock is peeing water in the basement. It's right next to the electricity meter and fuse board. We can't find an external street meter or stopcock and the water board hasn't a clue where the feed is. So I've excavated the back yard and exposed the pipework...