Watch out for the plumbing!

As always, just before a weekend or a bank holiday, something goes wrong that is going to cost an arm and a leg in emergency costs.


This was no exception, 36 hours before bank holiday Friday (Royal Wedding) I found a large wet patch in the ceiling of the family bathroom. Immediate investigation uncovered a leak in the airing cupboard on the floor above.

8:00pm at night isn't conducive to finding a plumber who will deal with Megaflo systems.

Found the fault and with a few photos in the digital camera, had a quick chat with Phil, who had previously had a big flood in his house and he immediately identified the culprit part as the same.

I got the details of the plumber who fixed his system and managed to get through at 9:00am the following morning. On the downside he was fully booked for Thursday but was quite happy to come on bank holiday friday.

30 minutes of pipes, sealing tape and spanners and the fault was rectified.

Watch out for a black unit in the piping in your airing cupboard which starts to drip. If it does let me know.