Pipe leaking under 6 month old tarmac?

eamon11

sorry, posted in wrong forum!

hello folks,

water on surface around the area where I know there is a T connection off the mains. To reconnect this myself, its not a problem really but I suppose I am just looking for tips as to how to find the exact connection without having to rip up too much tarmac?
Also, I have seen somewhere bags of self mix tarmac, or something similar. Anyone know anything about this?

Connection was broken when I moved in last year and had a professional plumber come and fix it. Very expensive at the time(230 for 3 hours work plus brass fitting) The man told me he was working now in a steady job also as the plumbing wusiness was so bad. Anyway, to make a long story short, I didnt get a receipt. After the repair I had the whole driveway newly tarmacced. Now obvisiouly I am very annoyed.
I will go back to him but for the moment I am assuming the worst!

Tks a lot


eamon

tred

eamon11 wrote: »

sorry, posted in wrong forum!

hello folks,

water on surface around the area where I know there is a T connection off the mains. To reconnect this myself, its not a problem really but I suppose I am just looking for tips as to how to find the exact connection without having to rip up too much tarmac?
Also, I have seen somewhere bags of self mix tarmac, or something similar. Anyone know anything about this?

Connection was broken when I moved in last year and had a professional plumber come and fix it. Very expensive at the time(230 for 3 hours work plus brass fitting) The man told me he was working now in a steady job also as the plumbing wusiness was so bad. Anyway, to make a long story short, I didnt get a receipt. After the repair I had the whole driveway newly tarmacced. Now obvisiouly I am very annoyed.
I will go back to him but for the moment I am assuming the worst!

Tks a lot


eamon

There are guys out there with listening equipment that can identify leaks like this. But there not cheap id say. There might be someone local , your water povider might be able to help

eamon11

thanks tred,

any danger of the water pressure lifting the tarmac or doing damage?

tred

eamon11 wrote: »

thanks tred,

any danger of the water pressure lifting the tarmac or doing damage?

Couldtn tell you that. I have seen it happen on main raods, with a main pipe and high pressure. ull get it fixed fast enough when the metre goes in

deandean

The tarmac roller probably broke the connection. My soil pipe was broken in the same wsy. The cold set tarmac is ok but it costs a bomb.