remove water

[clancy]

Hello all new to forum

Please can somebody offer any suggestions as to how or with what I may be able to remove water from redundant central heating pipes in concrete floor of bungalow, effectively i need to lift the water from pipes encased in concrete.

many thanks.

 

[SimonJohns]

Use a wet vac to suck it out. Or compressed air to blow out

 

[clancy]

thanks for quick response unfortunately i dont have a wet vac any other suggestions please?

 

[glenno1]

Put mouth over and blow it

 

[Simon F]

Put mouth over and blow it

or suck it!:sick:

why do you want to remove it? is it to solder on to? can you not blow enough out the way?
if its still to wet use a compression fitting.
or is the pipe redundant? just blow out what you can and leave it

PS- welcome to the forum

 

[clancy]

Hello and thanks, the reason for removing any residual water is because there is a break/fracture some where in the underfloor piping and 'some' water has escaped and remained trapped in the concrete above the visqueen membrane whilst 'technicians' were power flushing the system, they have butchered the pipe ends flush with the concrete floor surface and left them like that, the reaming water is reacting (efflorescence) with salts in the concrete and being absorbed in a stone fire place and hearth which will continue untill the water/moisture is eradicated...many thanks

 

[dave1]

If you really need to remove it but a wet vac £30-£40 depends how much you need it I guess

 

[AWheating]

welcome to the forum clancy.

 

[zzzjim]

If you can run a hose away down a garden may have luck with a syphon , end of hose wants to be 3 ft / 1m lower than top of pipes !

but cheap wet -n- dry far easier

 

[jase158]

or use a bicycle pump and push out with somebody on other side cleaning up mess.

 

[zzzjim]

or use a bicycle pump and push out with somebody on other side cleaning up mess.

If floor is already a real mess , find an old hoover that can blow , and swap that with the bike pump !

!!!-- Above solution Dangerous -Don't Inhale ----!!!

 

[clancy]

Many thanks to all, managed to evacuate most if not all (not really sure of any residue but hopefully minimal) with a vet and dry vac

once again thanks to all

 

[Barry98]

Many thanks to all, managed to evacuate most if not all (not really sure of any residue but hopefully minimal) with a vet and dry vac

once again thanks to all

thanks for letting us know clancy , youd be amazed at how many dont come back and let us know how theyve got on