Thread: A water leak in Bangkok...

Settlement of subsidence rupturing the pipe?

Edit. Looks like EG got in before me

You guys are on the right track. No doubt the settling of the house caused the problem. But, what does the pic show? In other words how did we find the leak?

No more clues!

the roots of your palm tree take the nearest way to water your leek is the nearest water

mold growing up the wall that is wet?

Did someone hit the pipe with a digging implement when planting the palm?

Abnormally healthy plants

Another strike!

The bend was to far so they abandonned this project half closed, they put another pipe somewhere else for your daughters room...

your toilets blocked and flowing back into the garden

TIT, the bend was to far but they still conected it !

Cutting and reconnecting a new 3 thb bend is something on a thais worker budget!

The roots from the nearby plant cracked the pipe/fitting.

I think it was a problem next to the wall under the floor of the shower.

BTW, I have exactly the same tiles in my shower

Bigger photo might help....

house is sinking faster than the ground the pipes rest on. Thus rupturing the pipe line. Suggest relocating pipeline and fixing it to the wall. So pipe and house can journey together into the depths of Thai soil. Or vice versa if your house has been built on proper foundation. if not expect to knock down the whole building in about 5 years time and start all over again.
There is a reason for everything to be fixed outside the strucure of the building. The further south you are in Thailand the faster the land sinks. I know of a property that is 20 years old.The floor and the surrounding land now has a gap of one and a half metres. you can peer under the property and see the columns holding the building up. another 5 years people will think it is built on stilts.
Whoops gotten carried away here.

Originally Posted by NickA

I think it was a problem next to the wall under the floor of the shower.

Well that was were the problem was found. (NickA looked in the photo gallery)

But why did I show that exposed section of water pipe?

Originally Posted by hillbilly

But why did I show that exposed section of water pipe?

To show the level of the leak?
The floor outside daughters bedroom looks like it has sunk down a bit, the lowest part
of it got wet from below?

No hits and no runs in the 7th inning.

There was a cigarette butt in the pipe. Or, what looks like yellow PVC has something to do with the leak?

Originally Posted by hillbilly

But why did I show that exposed section of water pipe?

Because that's where you temporarily put a stop cap on the pipe and then found that your pump didn't start every 3 minutes.
Now invest in a 100 baht valve for that section. Makes it easier to isolate problems..

I give up.
This thread is destinated for the games room..

Originally Posted by lom

Makes it easier to isolate problems..

After reviewing the instant reply, lom is the winner!

Here is the deal. Water leaks in Thailand are not that uncommon and the Thais have come up with this idea.

You notice the new PVC joint?

There is about a half way point in my plumbing system. The plumber cut the pipe, plugged the pipe and then looked for the leak. The leak had to be on one side or the other. Well, the pump was still running almost constantly. But we found the leak.

Here you can see the water leak in the main shower.



Now the fun begins.

Never a good sign when one has large power tools in the bathroom.

Originally Posted by lom

destinated

This should be in a new words thread

Starting to locate the exact pipe that is leaking.



Most of you were on the right track on what caused the leak. My house is sinking.

Here you can see the crack in the tiles on the wall in the main bathroom.