Had a burst pipe in the kitchen under the floor (concrete with old tiles on top), it was the old redundant hot feed to the washing machine that is buried in concrete to run from 1 side of the kitchen to the other, it must have been leaking for about 12hrs, at its height it was enough to kick up my combi boiler before the supply was isolated. It started with a trickle that I noticed leaking outside where the washing machine/dishwasher waste pipe exits the house (waste pipe sits on the same concrete channel), I thought it was just that pipe that had come loose. Had to go out to return later & that's when I realised it was serious!
No significant amount of water has escaped that I can see, a large section of my kitchen floor is still warm nearly a day later.
Should I be worried? I have chopped & capped off the offending pipe so the leak is sorted & supply restored. I plan to inform my home insurers tomorrow of what's happened, do you think they will Do anything? Is my kitchen & bathroom above about to disappear into a sink hole!?!?
I'm hoping the water will just dispurse into the ground below my kitchen with no I'll effects.
Sorry for the long post!
No significant amount of water has escaped that I can see, a large section of my kitchen floor is still warm nearly a day later.
Should I be worried? I have chopped & capped off the offending pipe so the leak is sorted & supply restored. I plan to inform my home insurers tomorrow of what's happened, do you think they will Do anything? Is my kitchen & bathroom above about to disappear into a sink hole!?!?
I'm hoping the water will just dispurse into the ground below my kitchen with no I'll effects.
Sorry for the long post!