Leaking pipe upstairs, water dripping down light bulb downstairs?

Question

right then, all of a sudden water started streaming from our downstairs lightbulb, so we ripped up the carpet upstairs and found that a floor-board has been rubbing against a metal water pipe, (grooves in the wood suggest it's been happening for years! - 100 year old house -) and an old s***w FINALLY pierced through the pipe.

anyway we turned off all the water ( was actually the heating pipe so we drained the tank radiators)

- water problem solved

but what do we do about the lights and electrics? water electricity= BAD! any help on this would be so appreciated!

and how much do you think a plumber would charge to fix a foot of copper pipe? or would he have to replace the lot?

thanx in advance for your answers!

Answer 1

Just from personal experience, once the water leak is stopped and the water dries, there's not threat of problem with the lightbulb. I had a leak and water dripped down my ceiling fan (electricity again). I didn't run the fan for a couple of days until I was sure it was dried out. I had the leak fixed, ta-da, everything was ok.

Plumber to fix a pipe. Depends on where you live. Outside of Atlanta, it's $75 an hour. ouch!

Answer 2

to replace a copper pipe that would be a lot of mullah. Sorry I'm not that good with plumbing.

So sorry for you