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Title: Take a Leak
Post by: stonethecrows on April 03, 2019, 03:51:23 pm
Got a letter about 4 weeks ago about a potential leak in my Water System from Irish Water, says the property is using over a certain amount of water which may indicate a leak !. Anyways have ignored it until today and a guy from IW contractors phoned me to arrange an inspection, needs to gain access to turn off water and do a check outside.

If its outside the house they repair it , if its inside then its me who's responsible, AFAIAC if I had a leak would it not have flooded me gaff ?

Told him I don't fancy knocking down me house to find the leak !
Title: Re: Take a Leak
Post by: john m on April 03, 2019, 03:54:49 pm
If its outside your boundry its their responsibility if its inside your garden walls I think its down to you .If you had of paid the water charge they would of fixed it free for you and refunded you the cash .
Title: Re: Take a Leak
Post by: Rat Catcher on April 03, 2019, 03:58:10 pm
If it's not causing any damage or pouring out of an overflow pipe don't worry about it... it's free!
Title: Re: Take a Leak
Post by: stonethecrows on April 03, 2019, 04:03:13 pm
If it's not causing any damage or pouring out of an overflow pipe don't worry about it... it's free!
None of the above symptoms, So it must be outside then ?
Title: Re: Take a Leak
Post by: Rat Catcher on April 03, 2019, 04:05:16 pm
Probably. Even if it was under a concrete floor it'd surface somewhere, wouldn't it? Could be a faulty meter, I guess.
Title: Re: Take a Leak
Post by: stonethecrows on April 03, 2019, 04:30:11 pm
Probably. Even if it was under a concrete floor it'd surface somewhere, wouldn't it? Could be a faulty meter, I guess.
Was on to me plummer and he said to turn off the stopcock inside the house and go and check the meter outside then, its its spinning leak must be outside
Title: Re: Take a Leak
Post by: watty on April 03, 2019, 05:33:48 pm
https://www.water.ie/for-home/first-fix/ (https://www.water.ie/for-home/first-fix/)

(https://www.water.ie/_internal/cimg!0/h8p985uwfbjoyr6w3dwhjbn9ce4gg3s)
Title: Re: Take a Leak
Post by: The Liffey Lip on April 03, 2019, 05:36:09 pm
Always remember the distinction between property and dwelling..........and tell them to fuck off if they try charging you.
Title: Re: Take a Leak
Post by: stonethecrows on April 04, 2019, 09:36:05 am
Always remember the distinction between property and dwelling..........and tell them to fuck off if they try charging you.
Politely , never paid the Water Charges and don't intend to pay for leaks
Title: Re: Take a Leak
Post by: The Liffey Lip on April 04, 2019, 10:46:13 am
I didn't mean it literally, Stonyer....of course you'll be polite.......you've lost the battle if you swear etc....
Title: Re: Take a Leak
Post by: stonethecrows on April 04, 2019, 04:06:05 pm
I didn't mean it literally, Stonyer....of course you'll be polite.......you've lost the battle if you swear etc....
I Suppose at the end of the day anything with the 4 walls of my house is my responsibility and as I have no symptoms of a leak it has to be their pipes / valves etc, so when/if I get them out it will be there problem.
Title: Re: Take a Leak
Post by: john m on April 04, 2019, 05:36:14 pm
Biggest waste of water is a leaking toilet cystern .You wouldnt notice it .If the water in the cystern is overfilling it will leak into the bowl ,so no damp or any sign .If this is the proble two turns of a screwdriver to adjust the ball cock valve is all that is needed .
Title: Re: Take a Leak
Post by: stonethecrows on April 05, 2019, 09:24:07 am
Biggest waste of water is a leaking toilet cystern .You wouldnt notice it .If the water in the cystern is overfilling it will leak into the bowl ,so no damp or any sign .If this is the proble two turns of a screwdriver to adjust the ball cock valve is all that is needed .
I think I'm Ok on this , there don't appear to be any flow into the pot, thanks John for your advice
Title: Re: Take a Leak
Post by: Mr phooey on April 05, 2019, 10:31:41 am
Biggest waste of water is a leaking toilet cystern .You wouldnt notice it .If the water in the cystern is overfilling it will leak into the bowl ,so no damp or any sign .If this is the proble two turns of a screwdriver to adjust the ball cock valve is all that is needed .

Crockwise?  Or anti Crockwise?
Title: Re: Take a Leak
Post by: Rat Catcher on April 05, 2019, 12:47:41 pm
Did you find the leak yet? You could follow the plumbers advice to check the inside too... instead of turning off the stopcock don't use anything that uses water for an hour before you go to bed, taking meter readings before and after...
Title: Re: Take a Leak
Post by: stonethecrows on April 05, 2019, 01:45:13 pm
Did you find the leak yet? You could follow the plumbers advice to check the inside too... instead of turning off the stopcock don't use anything that uses water for an hour before you go to bed, taking meter readings before and after...
Not yet , will probably take readings before I go to bed and check next morning. Fckn rain turned me against it last 2 nites