Homely CapersDodgy Plumbing
Whilst out gardening the other day I found a large wet spot in my garden. After a little investigation I found that it was coming from the pipe that connects the water main to my house.
A few things went through my head, termites love water and they will be attracted to the spot right next to my house, how much water was I wasting, how long had it been running and how much extra was my water bill going to be.
What made me mad was that the leak was coming from a repair somebody had made to the pipe after they had stuck their shovel through it prior to us owning the house.
Being black Poly pipe it is relatively cheap (~$4 per m), yet they went to the trouble of making a clamping device, lining that with tyre tube rubber and clamping it over the hole.
After buying two meters of pipe ($8) I dug the pipe up and found that there were connectors on both ends of the offending section ($25 cost saving in connectors).
All it took was to unscrew the broken pipe, trim the new pipe to length and screw back together.
As far as I’m concerned it was a simple and cheap repair made difficult by somebody trying to save a dollar making a clamp.
Tell us about any dodgy handyman repairs you’ve found in your house.
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My name is Ben, and I'm a self confessed gardenoholic. My other interests include growing plants, looking at plants, drinking coffee and taking the odd photo. My wife thinks I'm mad, but is getting into the whole garden thing, possibly going mad as well. In my spare time I'm a geologist (must be something about dirt and rocks...)- Get me on Twitter
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Important advice to consider … we can find some problems in the pipes of our house; and like you said, it is a new cost talking about the water we are losing … but these are easy and cheap to repair by ourself, only need a litle of curiosity to know how is the good functioning of a plumbing.
You should see some of the things I have come across.
My fav was a mother who plugged raw wires in to a plug socket to save on buying a plug :-O