Tree roots and water pipe

[Ratman]

Hey woody paul, remember as a kid growing up on the farm, my dad had a pressure drop over a period of 12 months to practically nothing, played havoc with the milking / flushing etc at milking times morning and night. Turned out that they had put a new plastic mains pipe in before we bought the farm in 86 and in 92 when we had the issue it was found that where they had coupled the new plastic to existing steel/lead (cant remember what it was) it had all oxidised/corroded at the joint and restricted the passage between the two! Authorities were made to carry out the repair and to also continue the plastic pipe all the way to the main road, something they were already meant to have done when the original job took place in early 80’s [emoji15][emoji849][emoji849]?

[woody paul]

You could be right no one can remember if there's a length of steel in 1 section of water main.

[Ratman]

Easiest way for a check would be with a scanner, water board/gas lads etc use em daily, could be worth an ask ?‍♂️[emoji106]

[Ratman]

You get sorted with water pressure issue?

[woody paul]

Not yet, but will soon.

[eggsarascal]

I don't think tree surgeons should be allowed to work on water supplies...

[Martin du Preez]

100 % a possibilty we had the exact same problem. water started coming up in the field so we could pinpoint it, right under some massive poplars. Dug down and the pipe squished underneath roots, it must have applied enough pressure on it to force a stone through the pipe 

[Martin du Preez]

On 26 June 2018 at 15:24, benedmonds said:

There is always an exception.. However as I understand it is not going to happen with pipes under pressure such as mains water.

 

Root ingress may happen but again unlikely in pressurised pipes. It is not a suitable environment for root growth in most cases..

i must also be the exception! i have seen this a fair few times, having worked for a drainage spares firm as a kid probs gives be the inside edge

[spandit]

Just had to replace c.160m of water pipe after a massive bill for a leak. Turned out we had iron pipes. At least now we know where the water runs and have various shut off valves to isolate bits of the system 

[donnk]

On 26/06/2018 at 12:29, eggsarascal said:

Do they not? This one looks pretty crushed to me.

 

 

 

if the pipe has water in it it cant be crushed.

 

You cannot compress a liquid. basic physics.