New build pipework covered in fur

[itfcjim]

Hi all

Moved into a new build a couple of weeks ago and just noticed one of the pipes in my cylinder cupboard looks pretty manky

http://i.imgur.com/ZXb3OTh.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/I6K06Oq.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/XXRIvKq.jpg

What's going on here? Obviously I am going to call them out to sort it, but just wondered for my own curiosity what it might be - and to be well armed in case they try and wipe it off and say it's fine, when it isn't?

FYI it's the back of this box

http://i.imgur.com/3r8u66u.jpg

Cheers

*edited to include links to the images rather than embedding them as they were massive!

 

[bernardgreen]

There is a signifcant leak,

The "fur" is lime scale

The water from the leak ls evaporating leaving the lime scale.

 

[itfcjim]

Thanks Bernard

I have got in touch with them and they're sending someone out

Cheers

 

[ianniann]

Pretty though

 

[itfcjim]

They just brushed away the crud and nipped the pipe up - hopefully that's the end of it...

 

[ianmcd]

yip that is about all that was needed