Plumbing update

Having a little plumbing issue. First of all the water service pipe was buried by the excavator. When I eventually dug it up based on my photos, it is discovered that it was an really old 1/2″ lead pipe. So I have decided not to reused the existing water service connection and request a new connection from the city. However, this means extra cost. As of 2013, City of Toronto charges $2700 for a new 3/4″ connection and $3111 for a new 1″ connection. I’m probably going to apply for a new 1″ connection since there’s not that much difference and it’s probably better to be prepared for the future. But none the less, it’s an extra $3000 that I didn’t want to spend.

Here’s a photo with an arrow pointing at the 1/2″ lead water service connection.

Then there’s the plumbing issue. I had Angelo Verardi from AV Mechanical coming in to connect my sewer into the house. However, with limited space he wasn’t able to dig down enough to gain access to the sewer system. So now I need to ask the excavator to come and dig the area a bit more so that he can work on getting the connection into the house.