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Running water again
« on: 20 December 2010, 19:27:08 »
More blowtorch on the rather meter  >:(

3rd time this year  >:(


But at least all the bogs here are filling back up with water, and we have drinking water again :)
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Re: Running water again
« Reply #1 on: 20 December 2010, 19:33:05 »
Nothing worse than having to syphon the bog pan to make a cuppa! ::) ;D ;)
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Re: Running water again
« Reply #2 on: 20 December 2010, 19:35:19 »
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Nothing worse than having to syphon the bog pan to make a cuppa! ::) ;D ;)
Esp when it hasn't had a flush since 'morning rituals' ::)
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Re: Running water again
« Reply #3 on: 20 December 2010, 19:37:30 »
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Re: Running water again
« Reply #4 on: 20 December 2010, 19:42:43 »
15-20watt bulb can heat it imo.. :-/
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Re: Running water again
« Reply #5 on: 20 December 2010, 19:45:39 »
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Nothing worse than having to syphon the bog pan to make a cuppa! ::) ;D ;)


Why waste time syphoning the bogpan?? p**s in the kettle, and do away with the middleman... ;D  ;D  ;D :y
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Re: Running water again
« Reply #6 on: 20 December 2010, 19:48:17 »
the idiot who put the ceiling in the kitchen attic never put pipe covers over the water pipes so when it gets cold the water pipes freeze up, had to cut hole in ceiling and leave hair dryer in there and cold tap on until water comes out, 6 times at mo. :'( glad moving in 4 weeks ;D
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Re: Running water again
« Reply #7 on: 20 December 2010, 19:51:53 »
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Nothing worse than having to syphon the bog pan to make a cuppa! ::) ;D ;)


Why waste time syphoning the bogpan?? p**s in the kettle, and do away with the middleman... ;D  ;D  ;D :y
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I'm not that sophisticated tbh  ;D :y
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Re: Running water again
« Reply #8 on: 20 December 2010, 20:53:25 »
Third time? Never heard of a meter freezing personally, can't be right surely?
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Re: Running water again
« Reply #9 on: 21 December 2010, 09:49:19 »
What about a 40W bulb and a frost stat......

....or some trace heating tape and a frost stat

http://www.tracesolve.co.uk/trace-heating/cables
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« Reply #10 on: 21 December 2010, 09:57:26 »
Wondered if stuffing some loft lagging down the hole would help? Assuming yours is down the inspection cover in the drive like ours? Bolted to the mains stop cock....?
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Re: Running water again
« Reply #11 on: 21 December 2010, 10:34:25 »
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Third time? Never heard of a meter freezing personally, can't be right surely?
just found out the water meter in new house has just blown up, water every were, good job not moved in yet.
question? who fix's it me or water bord??
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Re: Running water again
« Reply #12 on: 21 December 2010, 10:40:59 »
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Third time? Never heard of a meter freezing personally, can't be right surely?
just found out the water meter in new house has just blown up, water every were, good job not moved in yet.
question? who fix's it me or water bord??

I beleive that everything upto and including the meter is the water company, everything after is your responsibility :y
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Re: Running water again
« Reply #13 on: 21 December 2010, 10:43:10 »
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Third time? Never heard of a meter freezing personally, can't be right surely?
just found out the water meter in new house has just blown up, water every were, good job not moved in yet.
question? who fix's it me or water bord??


if its the water meter or its outside the property boundary its the waterboard, anything else on  the property is down to you. as far as i am aware.
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Re: Running water again
« Reply #14 on: 21 December 2010, 10:48:11 »
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Wondered if stuffing some loft lagging down the hole would help? Assuming yours is down the inspection cover in the drive like ours? Bolted to the mains stop cock....?

That reminds me - mine is like that (down a hole) but has a little polystyrene 'tube' around it with a polystyrene lid on it that you have to lift up (stab it with a screwdriver, seems to be the done thing, based on the holes in it) before you can see the meter..

Is everyone's like that? Never had a property with a water meter before :)
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