advice needed burst water pipe

[footycard steve]

just tried the stop cock again and it didnt seem to budge at all but the dripping stopped so it maybe moved a fraction or just happend to finish draining off at the same time but either way it seems to have stopped. again thanks to everyone

[gizmo.1484]

just tried the stop cock again and it didnt seem to budge at all but the dripping stopped so it maybe moved a fraction or just happend to finish draining off at the same time but either way it seems to have stopped. again thanks to everyone

Glad you got it sorted in the end m8.
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[Elric]

Glad you got it sorted in the end m8.
Thats what Digital Kaos is here for to help them in need.

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and 365 days aswell

[gregk]

Yeah glad you got it sorted.

[skywash]

had a mains pipe go 3.30 in the morning bout 2 weeks ago had to punch a hole in the ceiling to let the water out and stop the whole ceiling from collapseing turns out the plumber who re-ran the pipework when i had a new kitchen fitted had used a metal insert on hep20 with a push fit the coont they are for compression fittings only some ~~~~ing plumber he was

[lord peter haylor]

My son used those push-on fittings under his bathroom floor than tiled over the floor, I did warn him, two years down the line they leaked and the whole floor had to be ripped up, I only use soldered fittings, I had several of the compression types blow off in cold weather........
If the makers of these condensing boilers know about the problems with the vent pipe freezing, then why don't they advise installers to lag the pipe when installing.

[Canker_Canison]

footycard steve
just tried the stop cock again and it didnt seem to budge at all but the dripping stopped so it maybe moved a fraction or just happend to finish draining off at the same time but either way it seems to have stopped. again thanks to everyone

When you get it fixed, make sure you have a stop valve fitted just inside the utility room.

I have these fitted to every tap & the toilet.....



It saves so much time in isolating leaks & allows the rest of the water supply to be turned on.

[footycard steve]

When you get it fixed, make sure you have a stop valve fitted just inside the utility room.

I have these fitted to every tap & the toilet.....



It saves so much time in isolating leaks & allows the rest of the water supply to be turned on.

will do so if we can get a plumber but i fear that wont be until tuesday now! having to rely on neighbours for water

[jcgrumbles]

my condensate drain pipe keeps freezing as well,ive just been putting a bit heat on it till it stops leaking from the bottom of the boiler,can anyone advise is it ok to keep doing this or am i risking doing permanent damage?

[xant14]

When you get it fixed, make sure you have a stop valve fitted just inside the utility room.

I have these fitted to every tap & the toilet.....



It saves so much time in isolating leaks & allows the rest of the water supply to be turned on.

That is one nice looking valve, never seen those before. What fittings are they? Sad I know, but I get off on brass and stainless stuff.
I agree with valves everywhere tho, I use the inline ones you turn off with a screwdriver, but I really like these.

[gazz10]

my condensate drain pipe keeps freezing as well,ive just been putting a bit heat on it till it stops leaking from the bottom of the boiler,can anyone advise is it ok to keep doing this or am i risking doing permanent damage?

i have same problem easy sorted.


Mines is flexy pipe into 15mm solid that then runs outside, disconnected the flexi to the 15mm, then added a small length of 15mm into a bucket that easy to empty during the cold spell.

Works a treat and bucket on average takes 5-7 days to fill.

[jcgrumbles]

Cheers gazz,thanks for that,ive got shitloads to do but if i know im not damaging it i can leave till later to sort out

[gizmo.1484]

my condensate drain pipe keeps freezing as well,ive just been putting a bit heat on it till it stops leaking from the bottom of the boiler,can anyone advise is it ok to keep doing this or am i risking doing permanent damage?

Just use a hair dryer to heat the condensing pipe until the ice starts to melt.
JC what you are doing will not harm the boiler as the water that flows down the condensing pipe is just condensation from the flue..
Also the boiler has a safety feature that just shuts it down when the pipe freezes and the water backs up...

[footycard steve]

bad news at 10-20pm all of our electricity went off (tripped the master trip switch) and the same pipe had a trickle coming from it again, i was able to turn the stop cock quite easy but it felt a bit damp this time however it did stop the leak but it seams the water has either got into the washing machine power socket from the leak or into the light switch from the drips coming in through the ceiling. i need to start another thread to see if any electricians on the site live near us

[jcgrumbles]

Cheers gizmo,had a heater under it all day on low its fine .now all ive got to worry about is ten square metres of cladding blew off the roof for fu*** sake ha.