chercat
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I have a leak that has been undiagnosed for quite awhile . I had thoguht it was a roof leak and so did the roofers - after several " fixes" , the problem still exists and now I know it is a plumbing leak , but not where it is coming from. I was told sometimes it has to get worse before you can detect it - odd advice .
Anyway , there is a water mark on my middle wall on first floor ,adjacent to the FP - above there is a bedroom with presumably no pipes . There is also a heat register , gas forced air , directly above where the leak shows on the wall - nothing on ceiling .
Today I was running hot water in my kitchen sink on first floor and could hear a dripping from above , behind the wall , I guess. Then I heard a drip onto the ceiling in the next room and finally , when I put my head to the living room with the wet mark ( never actually got wet through the panelling) , I could hear the distinct drip !
This has me very confused because I know leaks don't drip " upwards " _ I am guessing that the pressure of the hot water caused the hot water pip above somewhere to leak but I though supply leaks were constant , not intermittent ?
When I go to the cellar which is , unfortunately,. finished off I can't see anything but I can hear the drip sound , at times, pinging off the ductwork as if the drip is following a pipe or a duct.
Someone tore down a part of the ceiling for me and I can see some exposed copper ( ancient) pipes but I think these might just be extensions of the visible pipes in the kitchen above . No wetness - would there be other pipes even behind those - the wall is panelled but I can hear the drip sound which sounds like it is hitting the area in the ceiling that was torn out .
I hate to just call a plumber unless I at least have an inkling of what is going on as I am sure this will cost me a small fortune which I don't have . As a woman , I am sure I will pay more since I cannot do any repairs of this type myself and have been ripped off many times in the past.
Any advice would be much appreciated !!!
Anyway , there is a water mark on my middle wall on first floor ,adjacent to the FP - above there is a bedroom with presumably no pipes . There is also a heat register , gas forced air , directly above where the leak shows on the wall - nothing on ceiling .
Today I was running hot water in my kitchen sink on first floor and could hear a dripping from above , behind the wall , I guess. Then I heard a drip onto the ceiling in the next room and finally , when I put my head to the living room with the wet mark ( never actually got wet through the panelling) , I could hear the distinct drip !
This has me very confused because I know leaks don't drip " upwards " _ I am guessing that the pressure of the hot water caused the hot water pip above somewhere to leak but I though supply leaks were constant , not intermittent ?
When I go to the cellar which is , unfortunately,. finished off I can't see anything but I can hear the drip sound , at times, pinging off the ductwork as if the drip is following a pipe or a duct.
Someone tore down a part of the ceiling for me and I can see some exposed copper ( ancient) pipes but I think these might just be extensions of the visible pipes in the kitchen above . No wetness - would there be other pipes even behind those - the wall is panelled but I can hear the drip sound which sounds like it is hitting the area in the ceiling that was torn out .
I hate to just call a plumber unless I at least have an inkling of what is going on as I am sure this will cost me a small fortune which I don't have . As a woman , I am sure I will pay more since I cannot do any repairs of this type myself and have been ripped off many times in the past.
Any advice would be much appreciated !!!