Shandon Rd resident Kathryn Seque said the pipes outside her home burst again on Wednesday, just three days after the last burst on Sunday.
The road had only been resurfaced six hours beforehand, she said.
It was just the latest in a long series of pipe bursts, with seven by her count in the last six months.
Whenever it happened the water was cut off to the house, which meant no drinking water, no washing clothes and no showers.
She was never alerted to the issue and always discovered when she returned home from work and turned the tap on to find it was not running.
There were four people in her household and they kept stores of clean water in case of emergencies, but she did not even consider they would need to replace it so quickly.
They used all the emergency water on Sunday, leaving them thirsty on Wednesday night.
Mrs Seque’s tenant downstairs was considering moving out, citing the issue as one of the reasons.
She had lived at the property for two years, but the issue had only occurred once in her first year there.
"The first couple of times we just brushed it off.
"It’s getting to the point where we’re annoyed with the inaction."
It seemed clear the pipes were "past their used-by date" and needed to be replaced completely.
It was frustrating to see the poor repair jobs when ratepayer money was paying for them, she said.
Dunedin City Council three waters group manager David Ward acknowledged the spate of recent pipe bursts in Shandon Rd.
"We apologise for the inconvenience to residents and particularly if they feel our response has been lacking," Mr Ward said.
The pipes in the area had not been completely replaced because the council needed to prioritise large-scale pipe renewal projects across the city.
Several large-scale water and sewer renewal projects were happening, including in North East Valley, Sawyers Bay and the central city.
"We will, however, consider bringing Shandon Rd up the priority list should the issue persist," Mr Ward said.
The Shandon Rd water main was installed in the late 1950s and was expected to last for up to 80 years.
The exact cause of the recent bursts was unknown but would be investigated further, Mr Ward said.
