Hooray! There is joy in Mudville!!
Pursuant to my conversation with Mike Urena this afternoon, the leak sites in both risers have been isolated.
On the E line, the leak is between the Lobby and the 2nd Floor. Unfortunately, the resident in 2G was not available today, so Stellmar still does not know if the leak is in the riser pipe or the Tee joint connecting it to the branch pipe. (See previous entry for details and a cute little diagram.)
On the G line, the leak was found in the Tee joint at the 9th Floor. They performed a second "soap test" where they increased the pressure a few pounds above the standard 3.5lbs.
So the joint, itself, will be replaced, but the riser will be left alone. Which means no one's kitchen will be ripped up.
The plumbers will begin work in 9G tomorrow morning at 8am. From there, they will proceed to the 16th, 15th and 14th Floors and reconnect the branch pipes. They will proceed down to connect the remaining levels.
This will be noisy work, so be prepared.
With luck, the system will be fully reconnected by Friday night, which should allow the gas feed to each apartment to be restored during the weekend.
I'll keep you posted on any news regarding the E line. And if you know something I don't, please feel free to comment.
Happy Thursday!
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