one thing that can happen when streets are dug up
By hereandthere
@hereandthere (45628)
Philippines
February 13, 2018 12:35am CST
the teeth of the mini excavator scooping dirt accidentally hit two waterlines, which cut the water supply to our house and next door.
when they finally reattached the pipes, we noticed the water supply/water pressure was much weaker.
assuming it might be due to the start of heavy community usage (late afternoon when people came home from school or work), we decided to observe and wait until morning.
unfortunately, the next day, the water coming from the kitchen faucet was still weaker than usual.
so this was mentioned to the road crew.
the three of them pulled out and reattached the pipes three times.
same result.
it's bad enough dealing with the daily noise, rubble, traffic, and dust.
it was annoying that they were pointing to each other on who should fix it.
and no one has an answer what caused it, or how to restore the previous flow.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
16 Feb 18
i notice an employee from the water company yesterday (or the other day) and he said he was fixing it/replacing something. when i turned on the water, it's still the same weaker flow, not like before. but i guess it's better than none at all, so i'll just leave it at that.
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@LadyDuck (502491)
• Italy
16 Feb 18
@hereandthere Let's hope that they fix the problem soon.
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@Sreekala (34312)
• India
13 Feb 18
These happens all over places. We too had same incidents and roads were dig up and pipes were broken. Later when they repaired the same we got muddy water. I think the staff should coordinate with water authority to avoid such nuisance for public.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
13 Feb 18
yes, the water was muddy at first when they were able to reconnect it and asked us to open the faucet then would become clear later on
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@prashu228 (37518)
• India
13 Feb 18
ahh there is always a digging going on here in some or the other place..thats so irritating..
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
13 Feb 18
some streets that have been dug up before would be dug up again for a different reason
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@prashu228 (37518)
• India
13 Feb 18
@hereandthere its the same here also..ohh then the whole of Asia going though the same thing...
@jobelbojel (36796)
• Philippines
13 Feb 18
And why they're digging the area where pipes are?
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
13 Feb 18
they are laying big concrete culverts under the street
@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
15 Jul 18
@hereandthere
That is so sad they cannot fix the problem.
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@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
18 Feb 18
They have redone a major water pipe by the hospital here (the hospital is down the street from us). Thankfully the water end of it didn't affect us, but when the street was closed for construction, it was a huge inconvenience for the residents around here. At some point, they broke "something" and all this water came flowing down our street .. . it literally looked like a river! I hope they were able to fix it since then!!
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
19 Feb 18
we found out our neighbor also experienced less flow.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
21 Feb 18
it's still dusty and messy here since it's not finished yet.
@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Feb 18
Oh, that would be annoying. I hope they get the pressure back to what you're used to.
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
17 Feb 18
the DPWH should be aware of the pipes for water supply that might be possibly hit by the bulldozer. there are some diggings near a supermarket here, and we noticed that the big pipes for drainage are already placed properly, and the tubes for water supply are securely tied up. the pipes of the drainage should not touch the pipes for water supply.
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
14 Feb 18
It is really annoying to hear such noise from jackhammers or buckhoes while they are doing street diggings; very uncomfortable! And your water supply was affected too!
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
16 Feb 18
i saw someone from the water company (he said the foreman called them). he replaced something, but the flow is still the same, weaker than before.
