Hi,
I have a waterflow problem in my home. Basically, my flow is < 10 L/min and things get interesting when someone flushes the toilet while someone else is in the shower! Anyway I have had enough of it & I want to get it fixed. I have had the water company check the flow from the mains and its is fine (35 L/min). Using my great powers of deduction, I have a leak underneath the drive or under the house (hopefully not). I cannot locate where the water comes into the house (probably in a wall or under a concrete garage floor!) and the stop cock is located in the kitchen at the back of the house (the mains are at the front). I thought one way to diagnose if the leak is between the mains an the stop cock would be to run a temporay pipe overground and connect it just before the stop cock and test the flow then (sorry very simplistic and I have no idea if it is feasible).
My questions are:
Is this a job for a regular plumber or do I need a specialist?
Is it possible to retire the old pipe coming from the mains, dig a trench, lay a new pipe under the drive and run a connecting pipe into the garage and connect it to the stopcock in the kitchen?
How much is this likely to cost?
Will I need to get permission from Yorkshire water for connecting a new pipe to the mains.
Could I claim this on my buildings insurance?
Any suggestions or advice would be very welcome. Thanks,
Johnny
I have a waterflow problem in my home. Basically, my flow is < 10 L/min and things get interesting when someone flushes the toilet while someone else is in the shower! Anyway I have had enough of it & I want to get it fixed. I have had the water company check the flow from the mains and its is fine (35 L/min). Using my great powers of deduction, I have a leak underneath the drive or under the house (hopefully not). I cannot locate where the water comes into the house (probably in a wall or under a concrete garage floor!) and the stop cock is located in the kitchen at the back of the house (the mains are at the front). I thought one way to diagnose if the leak is between the mains an the stop cock would be to run a temporay pipe overground and connect it just before the stop cock and test the flow then (sorry very simplistic and I have no idea if it is feasible).
My questions are:
Is this a job for a regular plumber or do I need a specialist?
Is it possible to retire the old pipe coming from the mains, dig a trench, lay a new pipe under the drive and run a connecting pipe into the garage and connect it to the stopcock in the kitchen?
How much is this likely to cost?
Will I need to get permission from Yorkshire water for connecting a new pipe to the mains.
Could I claim this on my buildings insurance?
Any suggestions or advice would be very welcome. Thanks,
Johnny