Lyndhurst
Blocked, burst or leaking in Lyndhurst?
Blocked drains, burst pipes and leaks in Lyndhurst, from the Aquarevo estate to the newer streets around it, passed to a licensed plumber day and night.
Plumbing in Lyndhurst
Pressure sewers and three water lines at Aquarevo
Homes in South East Water's Aquarevo estate do not drain by gravity alone. Each connects to a pressure sewer system that pumps wastewater to a recycling plant inside the estate, where it is treated and sent back. A slow sewer there starts at the pump unit, not with a rod or a jetter.
Each Aquarevo home carries three supplies, drinking water, recycled water and rainwater, and the toilets are plumbed with recycled water. Any tap, cistern or toilet job confirms which line it is on first and keeps the recycled pipe apart from the drinking one.
Most of the rest of the suburb is recent housing on modern PVC drains. Faults there are more often a builder's defect or settling ground than an old clay pipe giving way.
Jobs in Lyndhurst
Pump units, recycled lines and newer drains
Blocked toilets
Toilets on the recycled supply, checked against the right line before anything is cut.
Blocked drains
Newer PVC drains where the fault is often a poorly bedded joint or builder's debris.
Leak detection
Wet ground traced to the right one of three supplies before a pipe is opened.
What it costs: hot water replacement cost, gutter replacement cost, toilet installation cost
Lyndhurst questions
Pump pods, smart tanks and who repairs what
Who repairs the pressure sewer pod?
South East Water. It owns and maintains the pressure sewer pod and the pipes from the pod to the sewer main in the street, for the life of the assets. A fault there is reported to the corporation, and private work stays on the house side.
Why is water running into the pits on a dry day?
Aquarevo tanks take in weather forecasts, and the system releases water before heavy rainfall to ease flooding in the waterways. A wet yard or a busy pit ahead of a storm may be that release, so it is ruled out before a drain is dug up.
Can recycled water be connected to a kitchen tap?
No. Recycled water lines are kept apart from drinking water, and a cross connection is a serious fault. The plumber identifies each line before cutting into anything.
