Possible water leak!!!

[hunterforce]

Hi guys
Well 3 months in with my new boiler and all is good........ Until yesterday;(
the wooden floor under the downstairs bathroom door had swollen, the only reason it swells in my mins is it gets wet, so I pull back the carpet and find it real damp and wet under the underlay ;(
Now I know there are heating piped in the concrete at that point and also. Mains water pipe that feeds the extension we had built some 30 years ago, question which one could it be????
I've been to were the mains comes into the house( under the kitchen sink) and I can hear the water going through although it's quiet it the sound of a slight hissing although some one has left a tsp slightly on. Also this noise can be heard in the cold water pipes that feeds the boiler????
There is a lot of condensation on the cold pipes to the boiler , but am I right in saying it can't be a heating pipe as the pressure would drop??? Since fitting it the pressure has stated at the top of the bar ??????
Also when I touch the floor where I think the leak us it's real hot to touch over quite a large area, I'm guessing if it is a mains pipe the hot heating pipe is then heating the escaped water making it a larger area???
Just a little confused as to why there is so much condensation on the pipes to the boiler but I have it in my mind it's a mains pipe????
Any thoughts would be great
Ta
Tony

 

[Nige F]

you`re right - it`s the mains final check turn off in the street - you`ve got to anyway- and see if noise stops . Then check your insurance . good luck

 

[hunterforce]

Mmmm thought so, I've turned of at the stop cock under the kitchen sink and yes the noise stops
I have separate cover through home serve, there coming out tomorrow, does worry me slightly though they asked, "is the pipe under floorboards or in concrete" I said in concrete
The next question was, get this " does it require a dig sir?"
Mmmm let me think on that one!!!!
Let's hope it's no to much hassle and they don't cause to much damage

 

[ServiceNumpty]

Let's hope it's no to much hassle and they don't cause to much damage

You could always leave it, let it soak into your foundations, and cause subsidence. Of course there will be damage

 

[cumbriahandyman]

Let's hope it's no to much hassle and they don't cause to much damage

You could always leave it, let it soak into your foundations, and cause subsidence. Of course there will be damage

He knows that there will be damage, he just hoped it would not be too much.

 

[alan999]

Hi
Remember there is always the possibility of cutting the pipes before they go under the concrete and re-piping above ground, leaving the leaking section buried and obsolete. Depends on the layout and who is covering the cost of repairs etc. but it is something I have done and considerably cheaper and less hassle than repairing an underground leak.

 

[hunterforce]

Hi guys well update time
Well the guy came out today, took 1 look and said you have a leak!!
OMG 10/10 for his brain power, as part of the leak is under carpet and the rest looks like it goes into the bathroom that has a tiled floor, he said he was not covered to take up the tiles and the insurance would also not cover this as it was not damaged by the leaking pipe!!!!
So now i have to dig up the floor to make the pips accessible for them to repair, then at my cost (as i have damaged the floor) i have to put it all back!!!!
OH GREAT< THANKS A BUNCH
So my day off tomorrow will start with a club hammer and a chisel
Any advise for me before i smash 7 bells outta my floor!!

Yours very upset

tony