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tesco
01-14-2007, 02:00 AM
I have a plumbing question maybe someone will know the answer to. Might be related to sewage.:unsure:


I see in houses and in my house there's always a small (1/4inch, maybe 3/8inch) clear plastic pipe coming from somewhere upstairs connecting into a 1/2inch black plastic pipe that goes down into the cement floor of the basement.

What is this for?
Also, mine has never had any water coming through it before but tonight i notice it has a constant drip coming out of it...what does this mean?:O

Hairbautt
01-14-2007, 02:10 AM
tonight i notice it has a constant drip coming out of it...what does this mean?:O
I think they call that a leak (http://www.thefreedictionary.com/leak).

Actually, do you have a water heater?

Alien5
01-14-2007, 02:27 AM
Yes im sure you have a leak. that'll be $20 :sly:

tesco
01-14-2007, 02:48 AM
I think i figured out that it's a 'trap primer'.
The sink i laundry room wasn't turned off fully so water was dripping down that clear pipe. :P

Buffalo
01-14-2007, 02:51 AM
Sounds like it's something to do with the central heating system,
heat exchanger :unsure: , releasing its heat to a forced air stream :unsure:

Or could it be used because of the weather fluctuation you have,
hot, cold..... maybe used as an expansion thing to stop damp etc, etc, :lol:

Post a pic..... it's interesting

02:51 sorry: was posting slow, good jod you got it sorted.... Big 10-4

Skiz
01-14-2007, 03:25 AM
It sounds like an "overflow drip".

Example: A/C, hot water heaters, etc. produce condensation and small leaks so they have a small drip pan under them. Those drip pans will have a hose/pipe coming from them to displace any water that collect in excess.

tesco
01-14-2007, 05:23 PM
It sounds like an "overflow drip".

Example: A/C, hot water heaters, etc. produce condensation and small leaks so they have a small drip pan under them. Those drip pans will have a hose/pipe coming from them to displace any water that collect in excess.
It's not that, it's a thinner pipe.;)

Gripper
01-14-2007, 09:42 PM
I think its part of the surveillance rig me and bo setup in your house for manker.

Proper Bo
01-14-2007, 09:45 PM
I've never been to canadia:unsure:

Gripper
01-14-2007, 09:46 PM
I meant b.o. not proper bo,sorry for ant inconvenience. :)

tesco
01-14-2007, 11:20 PM
I meant b.o. not proper bo,sorry for ant inconvenience. :)Explains the smell.:unsure:

Buffalo
01-15-2007, 12:09 AM
Condensing Boiler?
A condensing boiler is a high efficiency modern boiler that incorporates an extra heat exchanger so that the hot exhaust gases lose much of their energy to pre-heat the water in the boiler system. When working at peak efficiency, the water vapour produced in the combustion process condenses back into liquid form releasing the latent heat of vaporisation. A side effect is that this water, known as condensate, which is usually acidic, has to be piped away to a drain or soakaway.

The photo (below) shows a cutaway combination condensing boiler. It is mounted on a wall and the exhaust gases will rise through the plastic flue in the top left corner. Hot water is provided by a small storage tank on the right: the tank (which is covered by insulating foam) has been cut open to show the tightly wound quick refresh coil inside it. At the bottom of the photo are a number of pipes going into the boiler. One carries the gas for the burner and there are two (in and out) As in pic 51 for the central heating system. The plastic pipe on the right carries the condensed water vapour produced by burning the gas. This water contains dissolved oxides of sulphur and nitrogen, making it slightly acidic.
http://www.sheringhamsurf.com/fst/boil.gif

I'm not 100% sure i'm right, But I'll put a small bet on it,
if you look on pic 51,
you can see two pipes going into that cheap chipboard, that is where the boiler is, but I could be wrong....... or I could be very right.

place ya bets please

tesco
01-15-2007, 12:12 AM
Don't have a boiler. ;)

Alien5
01-15-2007, 12:13 AM
I dont think he has such a high efficiency modern boiler as that.

EDIT: i was right.

Buffalo
01-15-2007, 12:13 AM
well you should have......... it's normal

edit: how do you get your hot water?

Alien5
01-15-2007, 12:14 AM
too modern though and they can be very expensive.

Buffalo
01-15-2007, 12:15 AM
too modern though and they can be very expensive.

$680 on eBay, cheap as chips

Alien5
01-15-2007, 12:17 AM
too modern :P
your explaination sounds right buffalo, but why would you have a boiler in the basement, and have a pipe going though the cement floor? its gotta be some sort of sewerage?

EDIT: why would there be a smell coming from it?

Buffalo
01-15-2007, 12:19 AM
too modern :P

EDIT: why would there be a smell coming from it?

it comes from the water vapour produced in the combustion process

Alien5
01-15-2007, 12:21 AM
is there some way rossco could check to see if your theory is correct? i wanna know what the problem is now :)

tesco
01-15-2007, 12:23 AM
well you should have......... it's normal

edit: how do you get your hot water?Hot Water Tank :P

http://www.raisetheranch.com/blog/january05/old-hotwaterheater.jpg

That's the most common in canadia.;)

Alien5
01-15-2007, 12:23 AM
Don't have a boiler. ;) check to see if it is a boiler, then decide you have no boiler :)

Alien5
01-15-2007, 12:24 AM
well you should have......... it's normal

edit: how do you get your hot water?Hot Water Tank :P

http://www.raisetheranch.com/blog/january05/old-hotwaterheater.jpg

That's the most common in canadia.;)

you should also have a boiler connected to that somewhere, how else would the water heat up?

tesco
01-15-2007, 12:25 AM
is there some way rossco could check to see if your theory is correct? i wanna know what the problem is now :)I already know what the problem is.

And there was no smells btw, it was a joke about gripper and B.O. breaking into my house. :P

tesco
01-15-2007, 12:26 AM
Hot Water Tank :P

http://www.raisetheranch.com/blog/january05/old-hotwaterheater.jpg

That's the most common in canadia.;)

you should also have a boiler connected to that somewhere, how else would the water heat up?

It has a gas line going into it...when the water falls below a certain temp a fire is lit inside to heat it up.

There's also electric ones for houses without natural gas.

Alien5
01-15-2007, 12:30 AM
im not interested :snooty:

Buffalo
01-15-2007, 12:34 AM
That's a damn bomb dude
wtf, is that........................... :lol: :lol: :lol:

Only in Canada :geek:

Buffalo
01-15-2007, 12:39 AM
It should look like this............. with jacket
http://www.sheringhamsurf.com/fst/poshtank.jpg

tesco
01-15-2007, 12:40 AM
It should look like this............. with jacket
http://www.sheringhamsurf.com/fst/poshtank.jpg
:lol:
teh fook is that?

Alien5
01-15-2007, 12:42 AM
and that slit at the bottom is for? :ermm:

Buffalo
01-15-2007, 12:44 AM
it's british, only the best........... :snooty:

Alien5
01-15-2007, 12:49 AM
:yahoo: British boilers ftw

Virtualbody1234
01-15-2007, 01:10 AM
http://www.sheringhamsurf.com/fst/poshtank.jpg

:lol: :lol:

tesco
01-15-2007, 01:18 AM
Yes, so good you have to wrap it in a sleeping bag to keep it warm :lol:!

Buffalo
01-15-2007, 01:28 AM
Yes, so good you have to wrap it in a sleeping bag to keep it warm :lol:!

That's it...... Go make fun of it
You’ll see......... :snooty:

my sleeping bag wrapped hot water tank will outlast that pressure bomb.

:lol:

Gripper
01-15-2007, 08:01 AM
The more modern ones than what Baz has are insulated with a foam covering.

@Rossco so your boiler is built into the hotwater tank,how do's the central heating work.
Hot water tanks with electric elements in are called immersion heaters over here,work like a giant ketttle and cost shit loads to run.

Barbarossa
01-15-2007, 10:20 AM
:no2:

The guy comes here asking about his dripping pipe, and you lot all criticize his central heating system :lol:

Only on FST... ;)

tesco
01-17-2007, 11:32 PM
@Rossco so your boiler is built into the hotwater tank,how do's the central heating work.
Natural Gas Furnace :blink:

Busyman™
01-17-2007, 11:50 PM
I love to plumb.:naughty: