Pocster

Couldn’t agree more ! I’m relatively confident that corner is the source of all my woes . Weather tomorrow looks ok - so might attempt the fix then

I swear water has intelligence. It’s found new paths so it can find nice virgin parts of the kitchen ceiling to spoil . Everything has now arrived to attempt that corner fix outside - just need a dry day .

I guess every year religiously ( or when the pump sounds a bit rough ) - I do this task .

???? The saniflo bs alarm I’ve removed from the unit . It buzzes even like this … Guess the pressure switch is stuck - will buy a new one to be safe .

Ordered a new one . its only grey water so ….

(expletive deleted)ing saniflo alarm won’t stop going off now even out of the unit . No reset button or anything .

Seriously , no magic tip down sink , liquifies gloop then all good ?

Tell you what cleaned it and back installed now - testing it First think I notice how much quieter it is and how short a time the pump runs to empty water …

So a few days ago the saniflo high water alarm went off . Decided reluctantly to open it up and take a look ! (expletive deleted) me - like something from alien ! No wonder it’s struggling . This is from a sink / dishwasher and washing machine . We try to prevent food going down the sink . To avoid this again is there anything I can tip down the sink to basically clear all this gunk from building up ??

Yeah . Washer was on - we have guests here . As I walked past the saniflo I heard the pump repeating many times ( sounded unusual ) . Then the audible noise of the high water alarm on the unit . No one else took any bloody notice ! Quickly turned the washer off . Pump ‘calmed down’ then emptied as normal . Turned washer back on - let it finish and drain - no issues with pump . Since then filled up the sink and let a load of cold water down to the saniflo , all fine . But ! As usual - one day it will die on me . Anyone with a saniflo please buy the high water alarm !!

High water alarm going off on saniflo now …. Wonderful !

Sod’s Law and all that . Just got back in . Leak on 1st window not too bad . But magically decided to be the worst ever from 2nd …. 🫤

Loads of rain last night . Leaks doing good today . That corner area looks bone dry though …. Can see how wet the rest of the wall is . Could have dried out in the night of course in that corner … Water can be so cunning !

I always have difficulty sticking to stone . I’ll get ebt + clear so less visual mess 👍

How do I mask the stone ? What tape sticks to it ???

Found something ! This gap - between the white render board and the stone . Pissed the hose over this gap and …. It leaked ! Not sure if there’s an issue at the base but certainly on this gap . Fill with what though ? Expanding foam ???? expanding foam tape ? Too wide and deep for ct1 / silicone sealant I think .

Been using for almost the 1st time the search facility . Can see this leak dates back to around 2018 - so should really find it and fix ….

Drizzling all day - no leak . I’ve noticed this before - needs to be substantial rain to cause leak . Kind of suggests not the lane . I did find this corner where roof flashing meets build . With the down gutter nearby perhaps it runs back over the roof with heavy rain …?

Only 5 years ago 😊

Here’s the red I did down the lane years ago . Looks like I murdered someone - but it isn’t a conclusive test anyway

Yeah I tried that before . I put a load of red down the lane - none came through . My assumption was maybe it wasn’t enough constant water I.e rain . I really just want to put water somewhere ( on a bone dry day ) and make it come through . It never leaks under light rain only heavy . My next suspect is this down pipe - but to run all that way ( past other walk on glazing unit ) and come out at the front one seems highly unlikely . But I’ll stick a 90 on it ; a 3 metre pipe and direct the run off away from the corner . Perhaps when it rains heavy it pisses down the pipe and splashes up ‘n under the roof …. I.e under the white render Running out of ‘possibilities’ … 🫤

Got my endoscope . Been sticking it in every hole I can find . No joy ( well joy , but not found the source of the leak )

Hasn’t rained for a day now . So went out and tipped a watering can of water into that gap 30 mins ago . Nothing on the inside …. Just want too see 1 drop - but nothing . I guess it might take time to soak through the blockwork , here’s hoping .

lol ! it hasn’t rained since early morning . So I could see it leaking through this morning as expected . Waited until about an hour ago . Though not dry in the upstand the drips were less . So I tipped some water behind the post …. It’s dripping now . But that’s not a conclusive test of course ! I really need some sun and zero rain and then the inner upstand is bone dry . Test again then … Weather this week looks pants - so will have to wait .

So I decided to trawl back through years of photos looking for that wall edge construction . i remember now there was an issue where the stone wall on the inside at this point would sit on the external insulation . So the SE designed a metal bracket to hold the stone but I had to put special I.e expensive thermal bricks ontop .As this part is different just wondering if the issue is there …