Leaking overflow
@sprite1950 (30453)
Corsham, England
October 19, 2021 10:07am CST
I woke up the other morning to the sound of dripping from the overflow pipe outside the front of my house. It's happened before and usually means the float in the cold water tank is either stuck or needs replacing.
"Don't worry" shouts my friend, "I can fix it." The tank is in the attic so after spending some time hauling himself up there he starts to "fix" it. Two hours later he comes down and I check the overflow .. still dripping! It's not that I don't appreciate him trying but I think I'm going to get a plumber in.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
19 Oct 21
Yes I've already called someone but it will take a week before they can come out. I explained what was happening and they said it was unlikely to come through the ceiling.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
19 Oct 21
@LadyDuck I've had water damage in my home before. When I first moved into this house the person before me had not secured the u-bend in the bathroom sink and water poured through the floor and through the kitchen ceiling. It made such a mess.
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@LadyDuck (458867)
• Switzerland
19 Oct 21
@sprite1950 I am glad they reassured you, a water leakage is always a source of worries.
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@RebeccasFarm (86838)
• United States
21 Oct 21
Oh it is the worst is plumbing problems.
Here it is slumlords too.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
21 Oct 21
It costs so much to call a plumber out these days but water can do so much damage.
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@RebeccasFarm (86838)
• United States
21 Oct 21
@sprite1950 Yes it is the worst..horrid and can cause all sorts of mold and so on if it is left like these owners do here..useless
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
21 Oct 21
@RebeccasFarm I don't think I had any water damage in my previous house but this one has been a nightmare. I've had two ceilings ruined from water leakage.
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@BarBaraPrz (45568)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
31 Oct 21
Friends like that are no help.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
31 Oct 21
They try to be of help but just make things worse.
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@Tampa_girl7 (49098)
• United States
2 Nov 21
Plumbing problems can be so expensive. I hope it won’t cost you much.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
2 Nov 21
I think the bill will be huge as 
the central heating system had a lot wrong with it
the central heating system had a lot wrong with it
@oahuwriter (26778)
• United States
23 Oct 21
Hope all goes well and somehow plumbers come earlier.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
23 Oct 21
The plumber came yesterday to repair what my friend had done 
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
27 Oct 21
@oahuwriter Yes they are and he was only trying to help. It's just he made it worse!
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
19 Oct 21
I couldn't sleep last night as I was worried water would pour through the ceiling. I'm assured that won't happen and that's why we have an overflow pipe.
