Wondered if anyone could offer any advice. I called a plumber following a nasty leak in my kitchen. The plumber arrived and punched through a large hole where the leak was showing to find no sign of a leak. He then proceeded to punch several holes across the line of the pipe work and still found no leak. When he left, he charged me three hours of labour (£240) and had not found the leak. He left me with a 7ft x 7ft hole in my ceiling and 20+ rat holes throughout the rest of the ceiling but failed to find a leak. On the advice of my father (an engineer), I completed a simple pressure test on my push fittings. All I had to do was turn off the water, empty the pipes and turn the water back on again and sure enough, water came flying out of one of the push fittings which sat over the very first hole he made meaning the rest of the damage was completely unnceccessary. I did sign a waiver saying that they (the plumbers) were not liable for damages caused but surely if I, a girl without any plumbing experience, can force a leak to show itself, why couldn't he? Am I within my rights to ask them to refund my money so I can make good the damage they caused? I'm not asking them to fix the ceiling after all?
Any advice much appreciated
Any advice much appreciated