Mains cable to house conduit leaking water
Mains cable to house conduit leaking water
Hi
I’ve recently reopened the old coal cellar under my house and can see the mains cable from the street coming in underground. It’s entering the property by a large clay pipe (similar diameter to a main soil pipe) which has effectively been concreted up at the end except for the mains cable poking through.
The problem I’ve observed is that it appears to be channeling water into my basement as it’s leaking around the cable and when it rains it’s dripping quite badly. I assume the clay pipe...
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by krcooke
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Mains cable to house conduit leaking water
Hi
I’ve recently reopened the old coal cellar under my house and can see the mains cable from the street coming in underground. It’s entering the property by a large clay pipe (similar diameter to a main soil pipe) which has effectively been concreted up at the end except for the mains cable poking through.
The problem I’ve observed is that it appears to be channeling water into my basement as it’s leaking around the cable and when it rains it’s dripping quite badly. I assume the clay pipe...
Read more
by krcooke
This has been automatically posted in the DIYNot Forum on DIY Talk. The new DIY Forum