Advice wanted please...
I've Recently purchased a house in need of a bit of work, today I went in search of the mains water stopcock as I'm having a new kitchen, the photo is what i found, it's absolutely soaking wet, the tap is dripping and looks like it has been for many years, my main question is....
Why is the pipe coming in copper?
I was expecting to find lead or at best plastic but not copper as I'm pretty sure the solder breaks down on the joints with copper when exposed to plaster or cement.
The photo is taken under the sink against an external wall.
Thanks for any advice