SOS. Need help quick

david75

I'm after putting a nail through a pipe in the bathroom. Place flooded. Got the supply turned off at the stop cock in the attic but now need the pipe fixed and somehow without the landlord. Who isn't answering his phone. (And will go mad anyways)
We've no money whatsoever but I can try borrow it. What sort of money am I looking at for a call out? It can wait til Monday I guess, but it's gonna have to be fixed.

Robbie.G

david75 wrote: »

I'm after putting a nail through a pipe in the bathroom. Place flooded. Got the supply turned off at the stop cock in the attic but now need the pipe fixed and somehow without the landlord. Who isn't answering his phone. (And will go mad anyways)
We've no money whatsoever but I can try borrow it. What sort of money am I looking at for a call out? It can wait til Monday I guess, but it's gonna have to be fixed.

Depending on where you located expect anything from €40-€70 again depending on access to the pipe hit

david75

Hey
Dublin 7. Pipes in a wall behind some plaster board&plastic wall covering, jut above the taps on the bathtub.
Was gonna cut the wall covering/plaster myself.

Robbie.G

david75 wrote: »

Hey
Dublin 7. Pipes in a wall behind some plaster board&plastic wall covering, jut above the taps on the bathtub.
Was gonna cut the wall covering/plaster myself.

If you open up the wall to access pipes your probably looking at the €60 mark
Some of the lads here cover that area you might get PMs

david75

Cool thanks man. I'll open it up. Carefully

Sleeper12

I wouldn't ring someone that advertises emergency plumber, 24 hour plumber etc. A lot of these (not all) as soon as you say emergency they charge twice the price, as they would have you believe that they dropped everything to do your job first. (please I did say not all)

2 years ago a neighbour of mine (85) had age action or action energy in to insulate her attic. One of the guys must have put his weight on a pipe. A 3/4" pipe came loose. After a few hours she noticed a few drops of water an the carpet and a wet patch on the ceiling. She rang a plumber. He came out at 5:15 pm. He tightened the fitting and left at half 5pm.€150 because it was out of working hours. She said he spent longer fussing writing out the invoice than he did in the attic. An 85 year old woman living on her own. Shame on him

david75

Yeah I have the cockstop blocked in the attic tank to stop the flow.
With the result the cistern isn't filling and one of the shower taps isn't working but both sink taps still are for some reason.
It's not an emergency anymore so I'll wait til tomorrow and call around.

DublinDilbert

if you've knocked off the flow, cut an access hole and post a picture it might be quite easy to fix. You might be able to cut a section from the pipe and get a push fit connector onto it...

lensman

You will need to find out if it's copper or plastic pipe? 1/2" or 3/4"? If your're going to tackle it your self & it's plastic pipe you could cut out the damaged section & fit one of the fittings in the link below, you'll need a good clean cut & inserts in both ends of the cut pipe,
FITTING http://www.woodiesdiy.com/Product/push-fit-fittings-straight-coupling/12731/6.0.0.8
INSERTS http://www.woodiesdiy.com/Product/push-fit-fittings-pack-of-plastic-inserts/12743/6.0.0.8
Be sure not to cut too much from the pipe or you wont be able to push the cut ends into the fitting, they need a tight fit but if its plastic pipe you will be able to bend it enough.........if its copper you best get a plumber out.

david75

Thanks lads. Broke off the plastic sheeting and carefully chipped off the concrete all around it. Here's the gap. About 5-6 inches tall. Pipe is copper and about 2.5 cm width. Plumber coming tomorrow.
Should I take off more concrete?

david75

david75 wrote: »

Thanks lads. Broke off the plastic sheeting and carefully chipped off the concrete all around it. Here's the gap. About 5-6 inches tall. Pipe is about 2.5 cm width. Plumber coming tomorrow.
Should I take off more concrete?

Also. That's a second pipe right beside In to the right

lensman

Jayus thats a tight space, he might run a whole new length of plastic pipe from the attic to the tap, there seems to be room behind the plasterboard for it instead of chipping away enough concrete to allow him to work.

scudo2

For DIY in a rented place I'd try a repair collar/clamp. Saves cutting pipe.
Ask in your local plumbing supplys.
I reckon your pipes are 3/4" about the thickness of your thumb.

Dtp1979

david75 wrote: »

Thanks lads. Broke off the plastic sheeting and carefully chipped off the concrete all around it. Here's the gap. About 5-6 inches tall. Pipe is copper and about 2.5 cm width. Plumber coming tomorrow.
Should I take off more concrete?

Take off a few more inches top and bottom. Take off more to the left also and go deeper. It'll save the plumber time and save you money. An experienced plumber will not have to replace the whole pipe to the attic. It's a simple fix in the hands of the right person

bardcom

david75 wrote: »

Thanks lads. Broke off the plastic sheeting and carefully chipped off the concrete all around it. Here's the gap. About 5-6 inches tall. Pipe is copper and about 2.5 cm width. Plumber coming tomorrow.
Should I take off more concrete?

No harm to take more off if you can.

You should get an award for puncturing the pipe dead center. You might have a career as a dowser!

david75

it's the cost im worried about

scudo2

david75 wrote: »

it's the cost im worried about

€10-00 for repair clamp. They work.
Simple to do. Call into a plumbing supplys.

david75

nah, the hole is too big i reckon. Thanks though

david75

opened it up more..about as much as i dare..

Wearb

david75 wrote: »

nah, the hole is too big i reckon. Thanks though

What sort of experience are you basing that assumption on. It may be your best bet given the financial circumstances you have already described.

david75

that basis is more sound than the basis my plumbing experience is founded on..

its already looking bad..

he said hed be here at 11

then he said 3

now its 430 and still no sign of him

scudo2

david75 wrote: »

nah, the hole is too big i reckon. Thanks though

I wouldn't have recommended clamp if I didn't think it would work.
All the advice given here is from professional plumbers.

If bad or incorrect advice is given by somebody, then we also point that out.
Or suggest something better.

30 mind's are better than 1 (most times) !

david75

I'm sorry man. Thanks for the advice.
I basically wouldn't trust a clamp yknow? Or my ability to do it right.
The guy was really decent he's coming back today to do it and it's gonna cost €90. That's a whole lot less than I thought it was gonna be.

scudo2

david75 wrote: »

I'm sorry man. Thanks for the advice.
I basically wouldn't trust a clamp yknow? Or my ability to do it right.
The guy was really decent he's coming back today to do it and it's gonna cost €90. That's a whole lot less than I thought it was gonna be.

No problem.
Best of luck

david75

Now he can't come til tomorrow and I'm tempted to do it meself:)
Never a dull moment

david75

Me mate is saying plumber putty can fix this.
Would it?

Wearb

david75 wrote: »

Me mate is saying plumber putty can fix this.
Would it?

Have you considered a piece of chewing gum or bluetack

david75

Oh really? Is it that bad?

Wearb

david75 wrote: »

Oh really? Is it that bad?

Afraid so. There is a little incantation that also needs to be said when using it also. I am afraid that the Guild would shun me if I released it to the public. So perhaps stick with your plumber. You will be able to tell if he is a member of the guild if he finds an excuse to send you for something. That will be when he will do his magic. :pac::pac::pac::pac::pac:

egghead.

This still going on!?

david75

Sadly it is. He keeps cancelling on me.
He'll be here tomorrow.
Gonna just try it myself.

scudo2

david75 wrote: »

Sadly it is. He keeps cancelling on me.
He'll be here tomorrow.
Gonna just try it myself.

Ring plumber back with a sexy female voice, say you can't stop the water even though you have your finger in it.
Say your mini skirt is soaked and your flimsy T shirt is riped due to shrinkage.



Well you haven't followed any other advice !!!
Knowing your luck the landlord will call before the plumber.
And the plumber will be gay.

david75

And there's something wrong with being gay?

Pull your head in. Your ****ebag gnorance is sticking out.

Egass13

david75 wrote: »

And there's something wrong with being gay?

Pull your head in. Your ****ebag gnorance is sticking out.

I don't think that's where he is going with it , more that knowing the luck your having , if you were to ring up and use the sexy distressed lady tactic scudo joked about , it wouldn't work as the plumber would be gay, knowing your luck

Sleeper12

david75 wrote: »

Sadly it is. He keeps cancelling on me.
He'll be here tomorrow.
Gonna just try it myself.

Cancel him. There are plenty of good plumbers that won't let you down

jimf

Egass13 wrote: »

I don't think that's where he is going with it , more that knowing the luck your having , if you were to ring up and use the sexy distressed lady tactic scudo joked about , it wouldn't work as the plumber would be gay, knowing your luck

scudos not on a great run of luck himself at the moment id say if he had a goldfish he would get drowned :eek:

hold the thought ive been proved wrong again

Wearb

Sleeper12 wrote: »

Cancel him. There are plenty of good plumbers that won't let you down

Not if they have read this thread, there won't be plenty.