Browse Forums DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair 1 Apr 19, 2016 9:21 am Second post for today, a second issue that's come to light. Our hot water tank is leaning!! It's on a standalone piece of concrete at the side of the house, and I've noticed over the last 3 years that the top of the tank has moved several inches away from the house. So, it looks like the outside edge of the concrete section is sinking into the dirt. So.....what would be my plan of attack here? Re: Hot water tank on a lean 2Apr 20, 2016 2:48 pm 1. prop up the base immediately to level it out. 2. Do some DIY underpinning by scooping out the soil and put some concrete under there to increase the pad size. Extend it out beyond the current footprint of the base. I should have followed up on this thread. So, the pier foundation wasn't large enough on the side it was leaning towards, and the NBN cable went through the pier, just… 8 12131 If you can calculate the reasonable charged head from let's say 100mm below the gutter to the top of where the vertical riser's horizontal discharge pipe will be, that… 11 17540 Building Standards; Getting It Right! Thank you for the generous offer. I need to get the plumber out to give me an explanation. As mentioned I haven't seen any rain water discharge from pipes 1& 3. It… 7 10834 |