Help! Call a plumber! Oh... I are one!

[dilalio]

Even plumbers get floods...

Just spent 2 hours mopping up 2" of water in our kitchen

Water supplier must have sent out a pressure spike this morning and the flexi hose to my kitchen sink didn't like it!

It's also the only bit of plumbing in my house that I didn't do... My dad did it because the missus got fed up waiting for me to have the time to do it

The dog enjoyed it though - first thing she did was lay down in it!

 

[Nige F]

Have you got BG's boiler/pipe/drain insurance cover Pet cover. ?

 

[dilalio]

Not with BG, but we do have cover. Most of the kitchen base units will have sucked up enough water to make a mess of them!

Here's the culprit...

Just noticed the state of the other hose! Will be having words with dad later

 

[Madrab]

Ouch, twisted flexi's, never good D. Hope the damage isn't too bad.

 

[stem]

I've had several go, none were kinked or twisted either. Looks like the braiding failed, and then the rubber liner ballooned through until it split. Taken them all out now and piped direct, like in the good old days. Fortunately they all went whilst we were at home, sometimes using the tap it was fitted to.

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[Agile]

That why I don't like DIYer's flexis.

Only proper plumber's copper!

 

[oilboffin]

Flexes ok in right circs I do hope the damage is not too bad

 

[dilalio]

That why I don't like DIYer's flexis.

Only proper plumber's copper!

Tony: flexis came built in with the tap (non serviceable); that came with the kitchen, over 10 years ago.

 

[Dan Robinson]

Don't worry.... Flooded my kitchen twice..... Although SWMBO only knows of one

 

[dilalio]

Don't worry.... Flooded my kitchen twice..... Although SWMBO only knows of one

Thanks Dan (& empathetic others).
Know what! I was fairly pragmatic about it all this morning during the mop up, until the missus decided to ask me, right then, what she should do about an offer she'd had on an eBay item she was selling!
Talk about f'ing priorities .
I responded in an appropriate manner

 

[dilalio]

I've had several go, none were kinked or twisted either. Looks like the braiding failed, and then the rubber liner ballooned through until it split. Taken them all out now and piped direct, like in the good old days. Fortunately they all went whilst we were at home, sometimes using the tap it was fitted to.

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Yep. My diagnosis too. Although I've never had one go before... Now I'm thinking of how many I've put in

 

[gasmanstu72]

could've been worse, you could've been on holiday!

 

[dilalio]

could've been worse, you could've been on holiday!

Holiday! What's one of those then?

 

[Dan Robinson]

could've been worse, you could've been on holiday!

Holiday! What's one of those then?

Just got back..... Jet lag is a beeatch.

 

[DP]

That why I don't like DIYer's flexis.

Only proper plumber's copper!

Tony: flexis came built in with the tap (non serviceable); that came with the kitchen, over 10 years ago.

Dilalio, you are wrong to use the fitted hoses, take a leaf out of Tony's book, replace the flexy with copper tails