Repairing leak from mains water

[AustinRacing]

Helping out a friend in the village. Came to the conclusion that mains tap is the source the of leak. Considering they are buried under a concrete slab does it mean it is the Council’s responsibility or can the owner do it?

[worgeordie]

If the pipes are outside the property ,call the local water board ,they will

come and fix it , 

regards Worgeordie

 

[lopburi3]

That means you are not being charged for the leaking water but should notify them before it gets worse.  Not sure there is any council involved - suspect it would be whoever supplies the water - here in Bangkok it would be MWA

[AustinRacing]

Thanks ???? 

[Dante99]

On 12/25/2022 at 12:26 PM, AustinRacing said:

Came to the conclusion that mains tap is the source the of leak

if that is the case the dirt around that area should be damp, easy to dig a bit and check

[kickstart]

You're in a village  not a town or city,if your village is anything like ours ,it is the village only water supply,no water board,the village will have a local guy that will see to any repairs ,our guy is at the end of our Soi ask around to find who it is .

Looking at that photo not a difficult job to do yourself ,concrete  probably only 3-4 inches thick,water meters are often encased in concrete to prevent them from getting stolen. 

No reason why you can not do it your self.

[Bill97]

On 1/1/2023 at 9:08 PM, kickstart said:

No reason why you can not do it your self.

Except for the fact that it is not yours, not on your property

[sometimewoodworker]

23 minutes ago, Bill97 said:

Except for the fact that it is not yours, not on your property

Water meters in the villages are usually owned by the people using them, often the walls are built near, but not exactly on the boundary.

 

So it is quite possible that neither claim is correct.