Kids away, wife out, what better time to re plumb a bathroom?
All done, just needing to test when the phone rings to pick her up.
Just time to earn max brownie points by turning the water on before her return......Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo don't do it!
Turn on gently, no problems, turn full on, hear that fateful hiss.
Find the loose compression joint, spanner going on to tighten it up, and POP the joint blows off completely with a 5' fountain shooting up the wall. Jam the thumb over it hard to stop the flood but absolutely nothing in reach to replace my thumb.
Stopcock downstairs, me in a puddle soaking wet upstairs.
Her standing in the High St waiting to be picked up.
What was that plumbers number she gave me again?
All done, just needing to test when the phone rings to pick her up.
Just time to earn max brownie points by turning the water on before her return......Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo don't do it!
Turn on gently, no problems, turn full on, hear that fateful hiss.
Find the loose compression joint, spanner going on to tighten it up, and POP the joint blows off completely with a 5' fountain shooting up the wall. Jam the thumb over it hard to stop the flood but absolutely nothing in reach to replace my thumb.
Stopcock downstairs, me in a puddle soaking wet upstairs.
Her standing in the High St waiting to be picked up.
What was that plumbers number she gave me again?