Have you been Affected by Water Leaks?
July 4, 2006 at 3:43 am
- Have you or anyone you know been affected by a water leak?
- Have you seen water pouring away in a public place and no evidence that the water company was doing anything about it?
- Do you have any photos of the leak?
- Has your house been flooded as a result of a leak that was not your responsibility?
- What sort of response did you receive from your water company?
- Did they provide any aftercare? Did you feel it was sufficient?
Have your say! Send us your comments and photos below.
Water leak in Linden Avenue, Culsdon reported mid July 2008.
Still leaking 22 August 2008. Oh, some herbert has been out and marked a few blue and yellow marks on the road – which might be for the water or Daft Ken’s London emission Zone, or something. No sign of the leak being stopped, is there?
We’ve had a leak of fresh (non-chlorinated water coming from a narrow gap between our bungalow and our neighbour and for the past 5 weeks (and counting) we have been waiting for Anglia Water to address the problem – the contractor for Anglia Water says the gap is too narrow and won’t accept the job so we’re waiting and waiting and pumping out tons of water from a trench dug in our garden to try to contain the situation.
I’m Having a problem, trying to report a BIG leak on a public road. Wasted lots of time, trying to find a phone number or a website. Trying to report any faults or problems on our public areas appears to be a difficult task. I think this why majority of the public areas have fallen into a sorry estate.
I bought a property at auction which had been empty for a while. Before I completed I phoned the water companies to say I thought there was a leak. I say companies because Southern Water do the drainage and SouthEast water do the supply. Anyway after me moaning I got the water turned off before I completed.
Good job because when I completed I found a pool of water under the floorboards and a burst pipe. 6000meters cubed of water had been clocked on the meter since it was previously read. There was a pile of to ‘to the occupier’ letters going back 12months saying the water company would cut the water if there was no response – but they never had.
Needless damage, and the two water companies just blame each other. Why do we have a system with two companies billing for supply then drainage. They play ‘good cop, bad cop’ are terrible at corresponding but both want their bills paid. Also they use expensive 0870 numbers.
It’s a terrible system dual companies – it shouldn’t be allowed – two billers for one utility.
A sewage drain has collapsed under the main highway in front of my house. Dwr Cymru (the water board) won’t touch it because it only affects my property; the council won’t touch it and my home insurance won’t cover it.
In the meantime, everything that gets flushed gets deposited on my vegetable patch!
There is a leak outside 2 South Avenue Hurstpierpoint but there aren’t enough ‘advisers’ to answer the phone within a reasonable time, and my time is valuable – so the water will carry on running down the road.
Just to say we have had water coming up in our garden for 4 years! Beat that.
I am disgusted with Thames Water, that my entire neighbourhood in east London has been without water since this afternoon due to children opening several mains water supplies in the area to enjoy the water in the hot weather. We are told that they will not come and turn them off until post 10 pm and not without police assistance as they are threatened by the children. In the meantime we have elderly, children, pets, all manner of health and safety issues in 30 degree heat. It’s disgusting treatment. Thames Water should be looking at tamper proof covers rather than running scared from children and making an entire community suffer for their incompetence!! Be ashamed, and if one case of illness is caused by this I shall be escalating to the highest authorities.
There is a water leak on the footpath which leads between Waterloo Court and Bridge Street in Andover, Hampshire.
Water appears to be bubbling up through the paving slabs.
There has been a leak in the middle of Seaton Down Road, Seaton, Devon, for at least the last 7 days and nothing seems to be done about it. Water is precious and EXPENSIVE. When are they going to do something about it? It is part of my money that is running down the drain.