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BobHapersanad (GA)
Having a new house built and the plumbing is already leaking before the house is complete. Water is coming out of the red sleeve around the pipe. The builder refuses to fix and I'm trying to do it myself to save some money. It is a slab house. From the picture, can anyone tell me how to repair this leak? Thanks for any help.
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bernabeu (SC)
most likely groundwater
stop paying and RUN
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North Carolina Plumber (NC)
The water looks very clean to be groundwater, although it very well might be. Can you turn the main water off for a while to see if the water level drops ?
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BobHapersanad (GA)
We are on a well. I've already paid too much to walk away or believe me I would.
How do I trouble shoot this problem? There is a shutoff valve outside. If I turn the valve off, water outside from the pump works just fine. Once I turn on the valve to let the water inside the house it starts this leak after about 4 or 5 minutes.
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BobHapersanad (GA)
Where would I check to see if the water level is dropping?
We are on a well. There is a shutoff valve outside. If I turn the valve off, water outside from the pump works just fine. Once I turn on the valve to let the water inside the house it starts this leak after about 4 or 5 minutes.
The pump is a steel tank and I can't see any levels. Thanks in advance.
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hj (AZ)
From YOUR description, it appears that you do have a leak in the pipe under the floor. I do not know why the contractor dos not want to fix it, or why you have to do it yourself, but replacing or rerouting the line is the only proper repair at this time.
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BobHapersanad (GA)
@hj I'm assuming from your advice that I would need to cut into the slab to make the repair then? Is this a correct assumption? Thanks.
The plumber keeps trying to blame someone else for who knows what reason.
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North Carolina Plumber (NC)
The rules won't allow us to discuss prices here. How far from the outside wall is the pipe that's sticking up thru the floor ? It may not be too big of a job if it's fairly close.
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m & m (MD)
The sleeve may encase the water pipe the entire distance under the slab. If so, pulling the old out and new in may be possible.
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BobHapersanad (GA)
I'd say about 12 feet from the outside wall. Sticking up maybe 3 or 4 inches out of the slab. (what you see in the picture)
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North Carolina Plumber (NC)
When sleeving water lines under the slab, I use 4" corrugated pipe, and a flexible water supply such as pex or PE. We aren't allowed to run a PVC supply into the house. It looks like you have a wrapped PVC coming straight up out of the slab, it's possible that there's a 90 just under the slab that's leaking.
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bernabeu (SC)
request a re-inspection from the 'building department'
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hj (AZ)
If someone else did it then his insurance should cover it. Either break the floor or reroute it overhead.
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hj (AZ)
NOT throught a plastic "paper" sleeve. That is just as hard as pulling it through dirt.
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