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A propos of @derwendolly 's experience, at a house I lived in in 1997 I replaced the lead pipe from the stopcock in the street to the house with a blue MDPE. I tunneled under the pavement a couple of feet to reach the fitting on the stopcock and cleared out enough earth to swing a spanner and felt very pleased with myself. However, there was a small utility room and toilet out the back whose water seemed to come from a different source. I'm not sure where, because it didn't seem to be slowed down if I turned off any of the stopcocks I could find. I moved out before it became a problem so I didn't need to do anything drastic like hammer the lead pipe flat. Sometimes when people add to existing systems or introduce new sources of supply you get these kinds of anomalies. I think when the houses were built in the 19th century they'd had a supply down the back for the toilets but no running water inside the houses, and then a 'new' pipe was put along the pavement for the houses themselves, when people were starting to want indoor plumbing.
 
Bit happier tonight, servicing Clio tomottow so no pressure
Fitted spare wheel and carrier to little truck
Snapped a threaded rod steering arm so made a new one betterer
Just making tea 🙂
 

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Brown said:
A propos of @derwendolly 's experience, at a house I lived in in 1997 I replaced the lead pipe from the stopcock in the street to the house with a blue MDPE. I tunneled under the pavement a couple of feet to reach the fitting on the stopcock and cleared out enough earth to swing a spanner and felt very pleased with myself. However, there was a small utility room and toilet out the back whose water seemed to come from a different source. I'm not sure where, because it didn't seem to be slowed down if I turned off any of the stopcocks I could find. I moved out before it became a problem so I didn't need to do anything drastic like hammer the lead pipe flat. Sometimes when people add to existing systems or introduce new sources of supply you get these kinds of anomalies. I think when the houses were built in the 19th century they'd had a supply down the back for the toilets but no running water inside the houses, and then a 'new' pipe was put along the pavement for the houses themselves, when people were starting to want indoor plumbing.
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You're correct about the water supplies
In my old Victorian terrace there was lead pipe from the rear of the house supplying outside toilet and kitchen which was capped off at house and a new supply coming in from the mains in the road at the front so my garage used the old toilet supply and drains.
 
Stanleysteamer said:
Hope you're doing OK.
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Aye not too bad. Just in from work. Another 2 pages to get throught but away to shower first.
landowner said:
Mornin
I'm fed up
I'm sick of having diary full of things to do for other people
Servicing grand daughters car today, think I got Thurs Fri free, just got a parcel to wrap and post for a friend
I'm going to have to start saying no to people
AND it's dull as dishwater this morning, come on weather, cheer me up :rolleyes:
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No is a complete sentence. Or say you have the raging runs.
kevstar said:
Afternoon all, just had a butchers steak pie for lunch, now having a coffee with choco digestives :)

Misty n wettish morning now dry n warm.
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Did it have the sausage through it?
 
Wimblowdriver said:
Currently (no pun intended) the house electrics earthing is attached to the copper incoming water supply pipe. If the water supply pipe is changed to plastic, the house will have no earth. Not very pleasant if one was to accidentally come into contact with the live leccy, or if an appliance went live. So an alternative earth point would be required, usually via solid copper rods (coated for corrosion protection) driven into the ground. The earth rod(s) then have to be tested to confirm they are adequate for the job.
Had some experience of this in my previous life as a worker :p ranging from multiple earth points on large industrial buildings, to earthing grids spread over wide areas on power generating plant.
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Thanks for that interesting reply. In my case I know that the old supply piping is still in the ground but where that would have entered the house I have no idea. I only know that the new supply is by a totally new plastic pipe which comes to a new stop cock which is now in my garden. What I don't know is if there is any form of connection down that 'hole' which links the old pipework with the new plastic one before it then comes to the house.
 
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