Mike Lamb Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 This main is leaking on the street side of the valve. I think the supply is lead. How difficult/expensive Click to Enlarge 28.42 KB of a fix is this? This is Chgo. and there's about 50' to the street if that matters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 If it's leaking @ the swaged joint (yes, it's lead pipe), you might get out for $800-1200. They have to shut off the water @ the street; big problem right now because there's 2 feet of snow on everything and the ground is frozen. Lottsa variables that can take the number up a lot. $10K - 12K for a new main. Cost of repair is about $3k -5K if they have to excavate, IF they can find the leak. Of course, I know of a couple repairs that came in around $1200-2000, but those are anomalies. First, you have to find a plumber from Local 130 that isn't going to stick a blowtorch up the customers behind. They'll be excavating most of the yard to find the leak if it's "normal". Also, the City will want to stick a meter on it nowadays; that guy is from the old days when water was on the tax bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Lamb Posted February 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 Click to Enlarge 28.42 KB Thanks. This is leaking right below the lead lump and maybe elsewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plummen Posted February 3, 2011 Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 depending on the citys rules on repairs you could also cut the line just before the leak and install a lead/copper repair coupling and run a short piece of K copper to a new ball valve. not sure about your area but around omaha utilitie equipment is best place to find parts for lead water service repairs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted February 3, 2011 Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 Yep, the lump is the swaged joint. You might be able to repair it with a coper coupler like plummen said, but if it's leaking elsewhere..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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