Leak in my water supply pipe?

Yorkshire_Pud

I got a water meter fitted a week ago in the external boundary box.
Just checked the meter and it's over 2cu m already and in one person dwelling and being extra stingy all week that's too much.

The little dial is moving constantly.

I turned of the stop tap inside my property and it still moved.

I turned off the stop top in the boundary box and the dial stopped moving.

Therefore I can only surmise I have a leak on 'my' side of the meter:(

It's a black plastic pipe circa 1980 and after leaving the boundary box in the public pavement it runs through a neighbours tarmac roadway for about 20 metres, then the final 3 metres under my Tarmac roadway where it then comes into the house.

Is it possible the leak is on the joint at the boundary box as they replaced it a couple of years ago.my boundary box is in a row and there is water at he bottom of them, is this normal?

I am wondering if companies can detect a leak without digging the lot up and then repair in the area or areas where leaks are detected?

Is it all my responsibility including under the neighbours roadway for any leak in the supply to my house?

Any recommended companies to carry out such work in the Severn Trent Area? Ideas of cost?

Thanks for any suggestions.

deanos

ST may have a leakage repair policy i would ring them first

HappyMJ

You are very observant. Well done...Not many people would have noticed the leak detector moving. The installer of the meter should have detected the leak detector moving and told you about it before leaving. You should get 1 free leak fixed from ST water on the main supply pipe leading from the meter into your property. They will probably just run a new pipe if they can't find it without digging. They use a mole to run a pipe so no major digging required.

deanos

Yorkshire_Pud wrote: »

Does anyone know how exactly leaks are located?

As in what diagnostic equipment is used?

If a mole is used To make a new pipe hole can it be used when sewer pipes, drainage pipes and gas pipes are in the same line as the water pipe?

Thanks for any advice.

A old fashioned listening stick in most cases to locate a leak

mart.vader

Yorkshire_Pud wrote: »

I got a water meter fitted a week ago in the external boundary box. Just checked the meter and it's over 2cu m already and in one person dwelling and being extra stingy all week that's too much.

The little dial is moving constantly. I turned of the stop tap inside my property and it still moved. I turned off the stop top in the boundary box and the dial stopped moving.

Therefore I can only surmise I have a leak on 'my' side of the meter:( That is true, but neither you nor your neighbour are liable for leaks under the public footway, even if they are "downstream" of the meter

It's a black plastic pipe circa 1980 and after leaving the boundary box in the public pavement it runs through a neighbours tarmac roadway for about 20 metres, then the final 3 metres under my Tarmac roadway where it then comes into the house.

Is it possible the leak is on the joint at the boundary box as they replaced it a couple of years ago. Quite possible my boundary box is in a row and there is water at the bottom of them, is this normal? Yes, but it doesn't necessarily mean there is a leak - theses boxes can fill up with water, maybe rainwater, groundwater, or leaks from elsewhere

I am wondering if companies can detect a leak without digging the lot up and then repair in the area or areas where leaks are detected? Yes, ST should be able to do this.

Is it all my responsibility including under the neighbours roadway for any leak in the supply to my house? No - see above

Any recommended companies to carry out such work in the Severn Trent Area? Ideas of cost? Don't worry about this until ST have found where they think the leak is, and whether they will repair or not

Have a look at this link : http://www.stwater.co.uk/upload/pdf/8175_STW_Repairing_Leaks_20070213102020.pdf

Yorkshire_Pud

Just to update, company came out and found leak where supply pipe connects to external stop tap so now fixed and hopefully trouble free from now on!