External leak?

[shusrgr8]

Hi

I'm not sure if this could be the soil pipe leaking or something else.

Could I have your thoughts on how to investigate and fix please?

Take care

 

[Wayners]

Could pull that gray plastic pipe out and look down inside

 

[accelerator]

Does the water smell bad?

 

[Scally-Ho]

Need more photos further up the stack.

 

[shusrgr8]

Hi

Soil pipe is clear and running into man whole which is also clear.

Water smells clean.

 

[Scally-Ho]

The rest of the stack looks dry, so the problem will probably be found between the visible lower part of the stack and what is concealed by those steps, or even a failed joint where the stack joins the salt glazed drain.
EDITED to add .. that top branch of the soil stack should extend to well above the window or a special air admittance valve fitted.

 

[shusrgr8]

The rest of the stack looks dry, so the problem will probably be found between the visible lower part of the stack and what is concealed by those steps, or even a failed joint where the stack joins the salt glazed drain.
EDITED to add .. that top branch of the soil stack should extend to well above the window or a special air admittance valve fitted.

All of the lower stack is dry including where it joins glazed drain and water looks like it's running away from stack where step meets the floor. Would you recommend breaking the entire step?

 

[endecotp]

Is there more dampness visible when the bathroom has been used, or is it always damp?

 

[shusrgr8]

Is there more dampness visible when the bathroom has been used, or is it always damp?

Hi yeah good point, completely dry when no one using bathroom and then flush toilet and damp. What's your thoughts?

 

[foxhole]

Have you inspected down pipe for holes or cracks?

 

[shusrgr8]

Hi yes all clear, water seems to be running along bottom of step and ground. The picture is after I have been out and toilet not used, so I presume its got to be from soil pipe below top of step/ground

 

[shusrgr8]

The rest of the stack looks dry, so the problem will probably be found between the visible lower part of the stack and what is concealed by those steps, or even a failed joint where the stack joins the salt glazed drain.
EDITED to add .. that top branch of the soil stack should extend to well above the window or a special air admittance valve fitted.

Hi I can actually pull the soil pipe straight out where meets clay pipe. It's just sitting on a lip. I can't see any obvious damage to clay pipe.

 

[shusrgr8]

The clay pipe is cracked just below ground level. So going to dig down, cut clay pipe and use McAllister fitting to connect to pvc soil pip

 

[Scally-Ho]

The clay pipe is cracked just below ground level. So going to dig down, cut clay pipe and use McAllister fitting to connect to pvc soil pip

Cutting old salt glazed pipe is not as easy as you think. Mc Alister are manufacturers of lawnmowers, so good luck with that one.
With luck, that cracking will just be the clay collar and that will be an easy fix. Carefully remove the cracked collar and then deploy a Hunter Multikwik connector pushed into the clay pipe and then the soil pipe can be reconnected by using a slip coupling. You'll need a slip coupling to save dismantling the whole stack. OR, get your local plumber in

 

[shusrgr8]

Haha meant mcalpine. Thank you, I done it