Hi All,
I have recently bought a Victorian House and two issues that have appeared in recent weeks is that:
1/ Boiler Pressure drops (have isolated the boiler and no issue so leak must be within the pipework) slowly over period of 2 weeks until system needs to be refilled.
2/ Damp on internal walls. A company came out and diagnosed rising damp but would like to avoid a chemical DPC as much as possible and solve the underlying issue.
So I took up some floorboards downstairs and went into the crawlspace underneath. The below two pictures show a black poly pipe which runs along the ground (Image 1) and then up underneath the kitchen (Image 2). There is significant dirt deposits around the pipe and when I tried to lift it is was very heavy and inflexible.
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Is this the mains water pipe? I initially thought it was the mains electicity cable due to its bulkiness and weight but now think more like an older mains water pipe. It was damp to the touch an had condensation running down it.
Thanks,
John
I have recently bought a Victorian House and two issues that have appeared in recent weeks is that:
1/ Boiler Pressure drops (have isolated the boiler and no issue so leak must be within the pipework) slowly over period of 2 weeks until system needs to be refilled.
2/ Damp on internal walls. A company came out and diagnosed rising damp but would like to avoid a chemical DPC as much as possible and solve the underlying issue.
So I took up some floorboards downstairs and went into the crawlspace underneath. The below two pictures show a black poly pipe which runs along the ground (Image 1) and then up underneath the kitchen (Image 2). There is significant dirt deposits around the pipe and when I tried to lift it is was very heavy and inflexible.
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Is this the mains water pipe? I initially thought it was the mains electicity cable due to its bulkiness and weight but now think more like an older mains water pipe. It was damp to the touch an had condensation running down it.
Thanks,
John