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My water meter is leaking !!

  • 25-09-2014 06:53PM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 587 ✭✭✭


    Opened the lid of our meter today to check the readings as per another thread.
    Found the duct filled with water as far as a drain hole just below the lid.
    Could not even see the meter let alone check the reading.
    The irony ..


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  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 31,119 ✭✭✭✭snubbleste


    Put a nappy on it


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,762 ✭✭✭my3cents


    Could be leaking on your side and running along the pipe to the meter pit.

    I learnt long ago that you don't go digging for leaky water pipes where you see water coming out without some further investigation first. Obviously could be the meter or the joints with it but I won't assume the obvious.

    Bail the water out and see if you can see where fresh water is coming in from.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,095 ✭✭✭solomafioso


    The irony ..

    Nope.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,204 ✭✭✭dodderangler


    Excellent
    Hope mine leaks too. Sounds like your having fun


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 393 ✭✭Its Only Ray Parlour


    My was leaking too. We got a phone number from uisce.ie and they came out to fix it yesterday.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 587 ✭✭✭return guide


    Nope.

    Yep


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,324 ✭✭✭Absoluvely


    I would suggest mixing about 40kg of cold-set custard powder to the water.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,891 ✭✭✭allthedoyles


    Mix a bucket of concrete and pour it into the hole .............should fix it


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 10,562 ✭✭✭✭Sunnyisland


    For some strange reason this thread reminded me of this old children's song,

    There's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza,
    There's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, a hole.

    Then mend it, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
    Then mend it, dear Henry, dear Henry, mend it.

    With what shall I mend it, dear Liza, dear Liza?
    With what shall I mend it, dear Liza, with what?

    With a straw, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
    With a straw, dear Henry, dear Henry, with a straw.

    The straw is too long, dear Liza, dear Liza,
    The straw is too long, dear Liza, too long,

    Then cut it, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
    Then cut it, dear Henry, dear Henry, cut it.

    With what shall I cut it, dear Liza, dear Liza?
    With what shall I cut it, dear Liza, with what?

    With a knife, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
    With a knife, dear Henry, dear Henry, with an knife.

    The knife is too dull, dear Liza, dear Liza,
    The knife is too dull, dear Liza, too dull.

    Then sharpen it, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry
    Then sharpen it, dear Henry, dear Henry, sharpen it.

    On what shall I sharpen it, dear Liza, dear Liza?
    On what shall I sharpen it, dear Liza, on what?

    On a stone, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
    On a stone, dear Henry, dear Henry, a stone.

    The stone is too dry, dear Liza, dear Liza,
    The stone is too dry, dear Liza, too dry.

    Well wet it, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
    Well wet it, dear Henry, dear Henry, wet it.

    With what shall I wet it, dear Liza, dear Liza?
    With what shall I wet it, dear Liza, with what?

    Try water, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
    Try water, dear Henry, dear Henry, water.

    In what shall I fetch it, dear Liza, dear Liza?
    In what shall I fetch it, dear Liza, in what?

    In a bucket, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
    In a bucket, dear Henry, dear Henry, a bucket.

    There's a hole in my bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza,
    There's a hole in my bucket, dear Liza, a hole.

    Use your head, then! dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
    Use your head, then! dear Henry, dear Henry, use your head!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,060 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Ring Irish Water Joe


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,147 ✭✭✭PizzamanIRL


    Yep

    What's ironic about your meter leaking and water meters measuring how much water you use?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,571 ✭✭✭0byme75341jo28


    Feck sake Realies, the fourth class memories come flooding back.. :(


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,788 ✭✭✭✭ScumLord


    Unacceptable, switch providers.. Oh wait.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 587 ✭✭✭return guide


    What's ironic about your meter leaking and water meters measuring how much water you use?

    Meters are installed to help make our usage of water more efficient
    This efficiency measure causes an an inefficiency

    Simples


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,001 ✭✭✭recylingbin


    What's ironic about your meter leaking and water meters measuring how much water you use?

    It's like 10,000 spoons when all you need is a different radio station.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,982 ✭✭✭✭Timberrrrrrrr


    Meters are installed to help make our usage of water more efficient
    This efficiency measure causes an an inefficiency

    Simples

    How do you know the meter (installation) caused the leak ?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 9,400 ✭✭✭markpb


    ScumLord wrote: »
    Unacceptable, switch providers.. Oh wait.

    All those people on group water schemes and who won't be paying irish water bills are imagining it?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 587 ✭✭✭return guide


    How do you know the meter (installation) caused the leak ?

    There was never water in it before


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,982 ✭✭✭✭Timberrrrrrrr


    There was never water in it before

    Really?

    You regularly checked for water leaks before the meter was installed?

    :rolleyes:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,113 ✭✭✭shruikan2553


    Really?

    You regularly checked for water leaks before the meter was installed?

    :rolleyes:

    Irish water will put the meters underwater?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 587 ✭✭✭return guide


    Really?

    You regularly checked for water leaks before the meter was installed?

    :rolleyes:

    never checked but often turned the water off at the mains.

    and it was never full of water before the meter was fitted.::P:P:P:P


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,436 ✭✭✭c_man


    Really?

    You regularly checked for water leaks before the meter was installed?

    :rolleyes:

    Yep, I'm sure you know more about the situation at the OP's house than him.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ytpe2r5bxkn0c1


    Oh for goodness sake! Just call Irish water and they will arrange to repair it.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,493 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    My tap started leaking after they put in the meter,should I give them a ring?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 587 ✭✭✭return guide


    Oh for goodness sake! Just call Irish water and they will arrange to repair it.

    Thanks, but I think I will let them figure it out. After all they would not tell me where the leak was if it was on my side of the meter.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ytpe2r5bxkn0c1


    Thanks, but I think I will let them figure it out. After all they would not tell me where the leak was if it was on my side of the meter.

    The leak may well be on your side of the meter and they will repair all leaks free of charge for the first six months if they are on your side. Ignore this and you may well end up paying for that water.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 587 ✭✭✭return guide


    The leak may well be on your side of the meter and they will repair all leaks free of charge for the first six months if they are on your side. Ignore this and you may well end up paying for that water.

    thanks, but there was no leak prior to install.

    also they will not fix leaks on customers side, its here in black and white on their website

    http://www.water.ie/help-centre/questions-and-answers/what-do-i-do-if-i-have-a-water-leak-on-my-property/


  • Posts: 31,828 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    thanks, but there was no leak prior to install.

    also they will not fix leaks on customers side, its here in black and white on their website

    http://www.water.ie/help-centre/questions-and-answers/what-do-i-do-if-i-have-a-water-leak-on-my-property/
    Just call them and tell them to uninstall the leak, or try this :P


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,371 ✭✭✭Phoebas


    ScumLord wrote: »
    Unacceptable, switch providers.. Oh wait.

    Tesco.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,720 ✭✭✭Sir Arthur Daley


    Hire out a mini digger in the morning, really easy to drive put the blade and the track motors to the back of the machine and just easy joysticks then, break up the path and fix the leak.


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