Yorkshire Water and supply pipe repair / replacement
Discussion
Long story short:
My house water supply pipe from the water meter to the stop tap is about 30 yards long.
Around 6 yards is under the house inside a conduit.
The pipe is copper and is corroding, probably as it was left open with rain water inside during construction of the house in 2001 (crap builder, rhymes with Barratt ).
Yorkshire Water allow you 2 free repairs in 5 years to your supply pipe. After that you pay.
I had a repair around 10 months ago.
It's now leaking again.
Man from YW came out last week and says the whole pipe needs replacing or it's just going to keep leaking from various different places.
He says he'll get YW to do this FOC.
YW now says they will repair it FOC but not replace it FOC. Could cost several £1000 to replace and I'd have to pay.
Question?
How do I get the pipe replaced without paying?
I'm happy for them just to move the water meter to 2 feet away from my stop tap. Apparently that's what they used to do all the time but now it's illegal.
Rather that the usual comments of 'kick their heads in' etc I'd prefer either legal bods to answer or people who have been in a similar position and successfully got a replacement without paying £1000's (don't mind a few £100 if it's sorted for good).
Ta.
My house water supply pipe from the water meter to the stop tap is about 30 yards long.
Around 6 yards is under the house inside a conduit.
The pipe is copper and is corroding, probably as it was left open with rain water inside during construction of the house in 2001 (crap builder, rhymes with Barratt ).
Yorkshire Water allow you 2 free repairs in 5 years to your supply pipe. After that you pay.
I had a repair around 10 months ago.
It's now leaking again.
Man from YW came out last week and says the whole pipe needs replacing or it's just going to keep leaking from various different places.
He says he'll get YW to do this FOC.
YW now says they will repair it FOC but not replace it FOC. Could cost several £1000 to replace and I'd have to pay.
Question?
How do I get the pipe replaced without paying?
I'm happy for them just to move the water meter to 2 feet away from my stop tap. Apparently that's what they used to do all the time but now it's illegal.
Rather that the usual comments of 'kick their heads in' etc I'd prefer either legal bods to answer or people who have been in a similar position and successfully got a replacement without paying £1000's (don't mind a few £100 if it's sorted for good).
Ta.
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