{"id":181337,"date":"2023-11-05T11:53:20","date_gmt":"2023-11-05T11:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotworldreport.com\/?p=181337"},"modified":"2023-11-05T11:53:20","modified_gmt":"2023-11-05T11:53:20","slug":"electricians-puncture-sewage-pipeline-while-installing-broadband-pole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotworldreport.com\/world-news\/electricians-puncture-sewage-pipeline-while-installing-broadband-pole\/","title":{"rendered":"Electricians puncture sewage pipeline while installing broadband pole"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Blundering electricians puncture sewage pipeline while installing new broadband pole outside grandfather-of-five&#8217;s house &#8211; leaving pensioner&#8217;s home plagued by plumbing problems for three months<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Steve Tragner, 72, says he was plagued by plumbing problems for three months<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The grandfather living in Kent said a new broadband pole caused the issues<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>He said his driveway was overflowing with sewage and he couldn&#8217;t wash up\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Blundering electricians punctured a sewage pipeline when they were installing a new broadband pole outside a grandfather&#8217;s house, leaving him with plumbing problems for three months.<\/p>\n<p>Steve Tragner, who has five grandchildren, said tanker trucks had to collect the sewage that overflowed into his driveway twice a day after the pole was erected.<\/p>\n<p>The 72-year-old said he and the three children staying with him couldn&#8217;t use the toilet at night and couldn&#8217;t do the dishes because sewage would pour out.<\/p>\n<p>He said he&#8217;s been struggling with these problems for three months since Openreach replaced a telegraph pole outside his house in Whitstable, Kent.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/05\/10\/77421467-12712383-Steve_Tragner_who_has_five_grandchildren_said_he_s_been_struggli-m-9_1699181843280.jpg\" height=\"744\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Steve Tragner, who has five grandchildren,\u00a0said he&#8217;s been struggling with these problems for three months since Openreach replaced a telegraph pole outside his house<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/05\/10\/77421477-12712383-Crews_of_subcontractors_removing_the_pole_and_fitting_the_pipeli-m-8_1699181831725.jpg\" height=\"733\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Crews of subcontractors removing the pole and fitting the pipeline with a connector sleeve to stop the sewage leaking into Mr Tragner&#8217;s house<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/05\/10\/77421473-12712383-image-a-4_1699181472361.jpg\" height=\"845\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Pictured: The pools of sewage flowing onto Mr Tragner&#8217;s driveway after the pole was erected<\/p>\n<p>Mr Tragner said Openreach replaced a telegraph pole outside his house on August 1.<\/p>\n<p>A couple of weeks later at about 9pm, his front driveway was full of water emerging from a manhole.<\/p>\n<h3>READ MORE &#8211;\u00a0Victory for furious locals who used their cars to stop telecoms workmen from installing 500 ugly broadband poles\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>Tanker trucks had to collect sewage from the property up to twice a day.<\/p>\n<p>The ordeal lasted three months because Openreach allegedly dithered on fixing it, and Mr Tragner is now launching a claims battle as a result.<\/p>\n<p>The retired air-conditioning engineer said: &#8216;It was bloody annoying.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;At night time we couldn&#8217;t even use the toilets or take a shower because I was afraid it would overflow into the garden again.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;And throughout the house, we had a disgusting odour of sewage because it was not going away.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;You wouldn&#8217;t believe it, especially with children. We couldn&#8217;t use the toilets or anything at night, we couldn&#8217;t use washing machine, we couldn&#8217;t wash up.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;With three children living here at the moment, it really has not been easy to live with.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/05\/10\/77421479-12712383-image-a-5_1699181482483.jpg\" height=\"845\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Mr Tragner said tanker trucks had to collect the sewage that overflowed into his driveway twice a day after the pole was erected because it was so bad<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/05\/10\/77421471-12712383-image-a-6_1699181484894.jpg\" height=\"845\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The ordeal lasted three months because Openreach allegedly dithered on fixing it, and Mr Tragner is now launching a claims battle as a result of the issues he faced\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/05\/10\/77421469-12712383-image-a-7_1699181488172.jpg\" height=\"845\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Mr Tragner said Openreach replaced a telegraph pole outside his house on August 1. A couple of weeks later at about 9pm, his front driveway was full of water emerging from a manhole<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;When they came to pump it out each day, I would be rushing around having a shower, flushing the toilets, putting on the washing machines.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We called Southern Water, and subcontractors came down the next day with cameras and confirmed that the problem was being caused by a rupture in the sewage pipeline.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We&#8217;d been trying to get in contact with people to rectify this, but we just went around in circles for months.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Then this past Tuesday, crews of subcontractors showed up unannounced, removed the pole and fitted the pipeline with a connector sleeve.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s finished now and that&#8217;s a relief, but what are the consequences of the sewage potentially seeping under the house, under the garden? Only time will tell.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Openreach have apologised for Mr Tragner&#8217;s &#8216;unpleasant&#8217; experience and said they have replaced the &#8216;problematic&#8217; pole.<\/p>\n<p>They said: &#8216;We&#8217;re sorry that Steve and his family have had this unpleasant experience.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Our partners have now replaced the problematic pole and we&#8217;re working with Southern Water to finalise repairs to the pipe as quickly and as safely as possible.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>MailOnline has contacted Southern Water for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12712383\/electricians-puncture-sewage-pipeline-installing-new-broadband-pole-outside-grandfather-house-leaving-home-plumbing-problems-months.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blundering electricians puncture sewage pipeline while installing new broadband pole outside grandfather-of-five&#8217;s house &#8211; 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