Falling Water - Leak

[mtngal]

I think someone should fix this leaking standpipe. I was by again recently and it is still dripping, very slowly.



I didn't take these in this order. I was trying to get the second frame, but it was actually the third of the useable pictures. This turned out to be much harder than I had expected.

[selvin]

Mtngal,

It's funny isn't it that what appears to be the simplest things sometimes require the most effort. Your patience paid off.

[calr]

Mtngal, can't you do what the little Dutch boy did to stop the leak in dike?--Stick your finger on it. Nice sequence of shots.

Cal

[mtngal]

Part of my problem was that I was hand-holding, trying to focus on a spot that moves with a manual focus lens, and then trying to time the shot so the drip would be the biggest it could be before falling. I tried it recently with a tripod and macro focusing rails and it was easier, though still frustrating.

P.S. Cal, do you suppose I should call someone and tell them they need to fix it? My finger would help for a while but not for long. I was actually surprised to see it still dripping when I went back about a month later as I thought someone would have spotted it before now.

[calr]

From the looks of it, my guess is that faucet will leak forever or until the water runs out!

Cal

[mtngal]

Guess I'll check to see if its dripping next week and call it in if it is. It's not going to run out of water any time soon, it's a fire sprinkler standpipe hooked up to city water, located at the top of a parking structure. I'm surprised that someone hasn't already fixed it.

[Curmudgeon]

I would not touch that faucet. The funny thing is that the pipe beneath it looks in good shape/newer but the faucet looks like if may crumble if you touch it.