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Not sure tbh.....but the area is reclaimed marshland

The builder did inform me that there is an underground stream running down the road ....a possibility?

Can't. Be a leak as there are no pipes in there ....the water supply comes in round the back so it can't be that either :( leave the inner door open and the smell goes away , it only happens when both doors are shut

Greetings Are you sitting comfortably? then i'll begin... I have a problem with a damp smell..the sort of wet earth/musty smell...in my porch i'll spin you a tale to set the story...last year around june time i came home from work after a night shift and as soon as i opened the door i...

They finally answered my email :lol: As i put in the email that i was concerned with having 2 young children about lead in the drinking water as well as trying to trace the route the water takes into the house , a guy phoned this morning and said they'll come and test it , they'll also...

thanks hugh , i'll give that a try on monday :lol: If i tell them i'm interested in having a meter fitted, they'd have find out where the supply enters the property??? then i could always tell them i've changed my mind? :lol: could be worth a try?

Where the lead pipe comes out of the wall and attaches to the leadlock i'm a bit concerned that with it having no internal stopcock , if it bursts then i'll have to dig up floors trying to find out the supply route Thats why i'm trying to find out where the water supply runs...if it's...

I could always stop paying the bill..they'd have to cut me off from a shared supply somehow :lol: :wink:

I was wondering that about the original water supply for the WC feeding the tap at work tonight :lol: The outside WC/brick storehouse mentioned on the 1977 valuation is now what could be the small downstairs shower room/toilet at the back of the house they must have done it up but left the...

Phoned Anglian water and they don't have a clue :( she said as a general rule, if internal stopcock is to my left when i face the main in the road it would run under my house in a straight line :shock: but she said that might not be the case as it depends on how the builder put it in...

Thanks I did get a map of the water and the sewer system from the documents sent by the solicitor when we bought the house. The sewer system is at the back of the house and runs down the 8ft gap at the side of the houses into the main road at the front The water map only shows where the...

Ok thanks guys :) the water supply goes to 15 other houses so i don't think they'd all be prepared to chip in if it's a lead pipe A guy at work said it could be a modernised water line connected to the old lead mains riser?? don't know if it's true but my water pressure is really...

How does the water supply go into a victorian terraced house? Is it through the front of the house under the floor to where the pipe comes out of the utility room floor at the back of the house or would it come around the back way as the pipe in the utility room is tucked right into the...

it was a 5p coin stuck in the valve it was an epic battle to get the thing out but now the machines working fine thanks for the help :D

thx m8 i'll check that out in the morning :)

Ok so... My whirlpool washing machine won't drain, it just stops and tells me to clean filter..when i take the filter out it's clear. I've disconnected the pipes and checked for blockages and found a 20p coin in the pipe that goes from the drum to the pump..tried again but still it shuts...