Flippin flux Friday faulty tubes.

[postman]

No it will never catch on all these stupid headers.Anyway the shower handle broke this morning Mrs P could not turn the shower off.The main part that turns inside was made of plastic.So eighteen years after it was fitted ,it snapped inside.First thing i could not turn the stop tap off,rust ,so sprayed with special WD 40 type stuff.Contacted our favourite plumber,One and a half hours later he arrived,how great is that.He turned the water off outside.Then removed all the shower controls and capped off the ends.No red hot steamy water.Then he turned on the tap outside ran water through the taps,and then went to release our inside stop tap,which after my spraying it turned.So new shower gubbins for next Friday. £85 emergency fee well spent.Luckily we have a bathroom also,so a late shave and bath.i now need a lie down,and a rough estimate of £200 plus labour next week.

 

[fossyant]

Hate water and things like this. I replaced our sink in the downstairs loo for a trendy bowl and a 'waterfall tap'. The original plumbers never fitted any stops to the hot and cold water feeds, so I had to drain down the system before changing the tap. I then fitted stops to each pipe before fitting the tap, as you never know when you need to turn these things off.

 

[Sharky]

Catchy header, but you've no f in tubes.

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Yes Postie - you do need a lie down after all that.

I got lucky. Put the CH on recently after all that hot weather. Only the upstairs radiators warmed. So was preparing to change the pump and had ordered one. But in the meantime I fiddled with a screw in the middle of the pump which lead to a drop (literally) of mucky water coming out so re-tightened. Gave the pump a slap or two with my hand and hey presto as if by magic it worked again. Cancelled my pump order. All good.

If only all plumbing was that simple.

 

[postman]

Catchy header, but you've no f in tubes.

Thought it better than P.