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Rumpelteazer · 04-22-2018, 02:20 PM

I was preparing for a nice evening of film watching, when I heard my mother say "oh the water doesn't want to wash down the sink". Which had me running downstairs to look at a piper in the wall. And sure enough, it was leaking. Not hard, but water was coming out.

Someone, I'm not sure if it was my grandfather, great grandfather or someone who owned the building before my family, had decided to put the pipes in the wall, stuccoed in. They also had to use a connector at one point, but apparently didn't have a straight connector but used a T connector and angled the closed off the third "junction"(which isn't in use) downwards. Of course stuff collects in that third junction and every once in a while it builds up enough to block the while pipe.

Of course my father had just left for billiards and it took a while before I was able to convince my mother to call him. Last time it also happened when my father was playing billiards and she refused to call him, which upset him because it resulted on him and me unblocking the pipe until 3am in the morning. He said then that next time it happened when he was out we should contact him immediately. Not sure if he'll come home right away or not.

My mother just told me that when we took showers today she heard a bubbling and gurgling sound coming from the sink. Why she didn't say anything is a mystery to me; it's a sign there might be a problem.

I've just cleared the corner underneath the exposed pipe, which is where my father dumps stuff he doesn't want to throw away but hasn't got a place to put it. I've also looked for the bitumen tape, which works best for closing the pipes again until it's blocked again, but can't find it anywhere.

Why we don't use drain cleaner? My father believes it not only removes blockages but is also damages the pipes.

Why we don't replace the T connection? To be honest that pipe needs to be replaced, or at least a big section, which means the wall needs to be opened up, which is a lot of work. Also my father doesn't want to put any money in the building as long as the Family Thing is still going on and he doesn't own the building.

Now, I'm off to search some more for the tape. I expect it to be a late night.

One positive thing: the toilets are on a different pipe, so at least we can use and flush those.

04-22-2018, 02:20 PM	#31990
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,357 Karma: 27919658 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	I was preparing for a nice evening of film watching, when I heard my mother say "oh the water doesn't want to wash down the sink". Which had me running downstairs to look at a piper in the wall. And sure enough, it was leaking. Not hard, but water was coming out. Someone, I'm not sure if it was my grandfather, great grandfather or someone who owned the building before my family, had decided to put the pipes in the wall, stuccoed in. They also had to use a connector at one point, but apparently didn't have a straight connector but used a T connector and angled the closed off the third "junction"(which isn't in use) downwards. Of course stuff collects in that third junction and every once in a while it builds up enough to block the while pipe. Of course my father had just left for billiards and it took a while before I was able to convince my mother to call him. Last time it also happened when my father was playing billiards and she refused to call him, which upset him because it resulted on him and me unblocking the pipe until 3am in the morning. He said then that next time it happened when he was out we should contact him immediately. Not sure if he'll come home right away or not. My mother just told me that when we took showers today she heard a bubbling and gurgling sound coming from the sink. Why she didn't say anything is a mystery to me; it's a sign there might be a problem. I've just cleared the corner underneath the exposed pipe, which is where my father dumps stuff he doesn't want to throw away but hasn't got a place to put it. I've also looked for the bitumen tape, which works best for closing the pipes again until it's blocked again, but can't find it anywhere. Why we don't use drain cleaner? My father believes it not only removes blockages but is also damages the pipes. Why we don't replace the T connection? To be honest that pipe needs to be replaced, or at least a big section, which means the wall needs to be opened up, which is a lot of work. Also my father doesn't want to put any money in the building as long as the Family Thing is still going on and he doesn't own the building. Now, I'm off to search some more for the tape. I expect it to be a late night. One positive thing: the toilets are on a different pipe, so at least we can use and flush those.