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lindyhobbit
Hi. I've just joined and was hoping one of you experts out there might be able to help:
We've had a leak from our 1970s top floor flat, and we're wondering if maybe the copper piping is sub-standard and should never have been used for mains water feed. The section of pipe removed has a red line down it, and our neighbour below, who has also had a leak in the same month in exactly the same pipe location, has the initials 'Y T W' stamped on the pipe as well as the red line. I Googled it and found that the red line could mean that the pipe was 'unbendable', but I'm trying to find out more, ultimately to determine if we need to have the whole flat re-plumbed (nightmare as we've just nailed down a hardwood floor). Or could it be other external influences which have caused the leak, such as the fact the pipe was buried in concrete at that point, and there may have been pressure surges due to nearby new-build development work.
Anyone got any ideas? Thanks.
We've had a leak from our 1970s top floor flat, and we're wondering if maybe the copper piping is sub-standard and should never have been used for mains water feed. The section of pipe removed has a red line down it, and our neighbour below, who has also had a leak in the same month in exactly the same pipe location, has the initials 'Y T W' stamped on the pipe as well as the red line. I Googled it and found that the red line could mean that the pipe was 'unbendable', but I'm trying to find out more, ultimately to determine if we need to have the whole flat re-plumbed (nightmare as we've just nailed down a hardwood floor). Or could it be other external influences which have caused the leak, such as the fact the pipe was buried in concrete at that point, and there may have been pressure surges due to nearby new-build development work.
Anyone got any ideas? Thanks.