Electricity sub station risks

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Hi,

seems like you have various doubts about, 'the buzz', saniflow, how will your internet connection be?

If concerned now and stressed about things, chill, get out, and wait for a place that give you peace and contentment.

Davesnave

F1001 wrote: »

Thanks! Although Internal SVP also makes me a little uncomfortable - not something I can't get over though...
"The worst case scenario is the rest bend at the base of the soil vent pipe collapsing or blocking for one reason or another, if you can not get direct access from a downstream chamber it is common practice to cut into the now blocked and full soil vent pipe. This is a tricky enough operation when outside the property because you are cutting into a vertical blocked pipe and trying not to get covered in the brown stuff at the same time, on an internal SVP its a nightmare and usually time to get the mop buckets out"


If we were having renos done then I would definitely consider but seeing that the rest of the house is perfect I don't think I can handle this job and then the restoration of the other rooms that are affected by the works.


Would be great to hear how you get on with the building reg permission for that and how much that costs

There is no extra cost because I'm renovating, but building regs for the whole job was in the region of £330, if I recall accurately.

We already have two internal SVPs which have been in here since 1974 and 1988. There is no evidence either has needed repair or become blocked, though I agree, it would be tricky if they did.