It amazes me how many buildings I see where brickwork is stained / spoiled by dribbling overflows where the pipe is horizontal and the water has dribbled back along the outside and down the brickwork - all for want of a bit of a bend or a tee on the end. Oftem buildings of multiple occupancy - tennents not likely to report it and mantenance people too focused on their job sheet.
Apart from the stain is there any real harm in it though? Brian
Has the water dribbled back along the outside of the pipe or has the wind just blown it back towards the building? If so a 90 degree bend wouldn't make any difference.
"Brian Gaff \(Sofa\)" snipped-for-privacy@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in news:rbv84d$re9$1 @dont-email.me:
Of course - the bricks get damp and then the frost damages them.
alan_m snipped-for-privacy@admac.myzen.co.uk> wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@mid.individual.net:
In many cases a horizontal pipe is the cause - dribbling back reduces its effectiveness to provide a warning of a problem as the water merely soaks into the wall. Keep a look out and see it for yourself. Plenty around with massive stains - or spalled bricks.
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