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I recently moved a bunch of furniture from a couple of rooms in my house and I noticed the baseboards were discolored. So I took them off and they had obviously soaked in a lot of moisture. Turns out all the baseboards along the back of the house and halfway up one of the sides are like that. There's also a little mold in there.

The water enters the house about knee high in the back corner of the house and runs along the west side of the house to the bathroom and kitchen. All the baseboards on that side of the house are clean. On the east side there is a spigot and all the baseboards from that spigot to the corner where the water enters the house are discolored. So I figured the water pipe entered the house and ran along the wall and was leaking.

I cut into the wall where the water enters the house and this is what I find. It comes in and makes a 90* turn downward and goes down into the foundation in the pictures shown. I know nothing about plumbing but does this mean the pipe goes under the concrete foundation, through the ground and then back up through and foundation and into the wall where that spigot comes out of on the east side of the house?

Frustrated trying to figure out how this moisture is getting inside. Think the foundation could be cracked and water is leaking in? It's an older house built in 1958.

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I recently moved a bunch of furniture from a couple of rooms in my house and I noticed the baseboards were discolored. So I took them off and they had obviously soaked in a lot of moisture. Turns out all the baseboards along the back of the house and halfway up one of the sides are like that. There's also a little mold in there.

The water enters the house about knee high in the back corner of the house and runs along the west side of the house to the bathroom and kitchen. All the baseboards on that side of the house are clean. On the east side there is a spigot and all the baseboards from that spigot to the corner where the water enters the house are discolored. So I figured the water pipe entered the house and ran along the wall and was leaking.

I cut into the wall where the water enters the house and this is what I find. It comes in and makes a 90* turn downward and goes down into the foundation in the pictures shown. I know nothing about plumbing but does this mean the pipe goes under the concrete foundation, through the ground and then back up through and foundation and into the wall where that spigot comes out of on the east side of the house?

Frustrated trying to figure out how this moisture is getting inside. Think the foundation could be cracked and water is leaking in? It's an older house built in 1958.

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Looks like its running down that pipe,''hard to tell in the pics'' , like it might be a bad/frozen sill **** , busted from leaving a hose on it over the winter .
 
It's a 3/4 pipe on municipal.

I did a water leak test overnight. Took a picture of the water meter, didn't use the water overnight for 8 hours and checked it in the morning and the meter hadn't moved at all.

I think what I have going on is cracks in the concrete slab that are seeping moisture into the house. Found a company online that deals with this sort of thing but who knows what it's going to cost. Going to give them a call today and find out.
 
Thats probably service line. Ours comes in thru basement floor(thats normal)
What you can do (and it's probably free) is call municipalities Water Distribution dept and tell them you suspect a leak.
Could get a free repair out of it??
It's a 3/4 pipe on municipal.

I did a water leak test overnight. Took a picture of the water meter, didn't use the water overnight for 8 hours and checked it in the morning and the meter hadn't moved at all.

I think what I have going on is cracks in the concrete slab that are seeping moisture into the house. Found a company online that deals with this sort of thing but who knows what it's going to cost. Going to give them a call today and find out.
 
Thats probably service line. Ours comes in thru basement floor(thats normal)
What you can do (and it's probably free) is call municipalities Water Distribution dept and tell them you suspect a leak.
Could get a free repair out of it??

Thanks yeah it couldn't hurt at all. Better than going into it with an open checkbook.
 
No problem, in these times you want to do your due diligence.
Heres pic or ours you can see at the tap handle the pipe steps down in size.
Concrete floor with peel n stick tiles.
Thanks yeah it couldn't hurt at all. Better than going into it with an open checkbook.

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Past meter is all you, bub....found that out when they checked the fire plug and then closed it right at my curb. Sent a shock wave that broke the main into my house under my lawn. 2 other neighbors were affected too...I guess they have to close it very slowly. I was able to dig up, cut and thread the pipe and put PEX from that to my entry point fitting.
 
Depends on where you live. Up here we are responsible from property line. Normally that's where curb stop(valve) is.
Yes all valves need to be closed slowly. It'll cause water hammer. You and other 2 neighbour's could have had that repaired nc. Municipality was at fault there.
A call to Distribution dept is free.
Past meter is all you, bub....found that out when they checked the fire plug and then closed it right at my curb. Sent a shock wave that broke the main into my house under my lawn. 2 other neighbors were affected too...I guess they have to close it very slowly. I was able to dig up, cut and thread the pipe and put PEX from that to my entry point fitting.
 
I would be careful calling the water co. They may be forgiving right now but as posted here before, they could potentially give you a 5-10 notice and shut your water off. You would normally have an area in the yard that stays wet however sometimes when its close to the house, the water may follow to the foundation. Normally is about 4' deep so you I figure your basement isn't 8' deep or on a hill. Also being close to the home, you may be able to hear it hissing. To me, I would think it's a leaky foundation. Best thing is to get the drywall off at least 4' up. It will create mold issues you don't want anyhow and should be dealt with, then monitor the walls for wetness. Especially during rainy days. Not an easy remedy either way. Also check that the ground around the home is higher at least 3' out from the foundation. It helps it to run out from the home rather than down the walls. Check rain spouts are channeled away also.
 
Yes they may shut water off, but may do so under homeowners direction, or if leak is Water dept responsibility.
One way to check if its "normal" ground water is to test for whatever is used by municipality for disinfection. Where I work we use CL2(chlorine). When we test for CL2 content the water turns pink. That shows it's a leak in the pipe and NOT normal groundwater.
Good luck
**you have to be licensed up here to operate any valve in water treatment or distribution system**
 
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Yes all valves need to be closed slowly. It'll cause water hammer. You and other 2 neighbour's could have had that repaired nc. Municipality was at fault there..

Good luck proving that. Im no DWP specialist, Ill have to have them call you next time! :thumbsup:
 
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