Hey folks,
Been having a plumbing problem for the last week that we're having trouble resolving. Sequence of events:
Last Monday
The lady from the apartment below this one knocked on my door and said water was leaking through their ceiling. It seemed to occur shortly after me having a shower. The leak downstairs was in a different room though, it wasn't directly underneath my bathroom. I avoided using any water in the house just in case, and then Tuesday started to use toilet, sinks etc again. Assumed it was water leaking down the side of the walls and bath.
Last Wednesday
We sealed the bath and tiles. Had a shower on Thursday, and no further knocking, so it seemed to have done the job.
Monday
Shortly after I had a shower, the door knocked again. The lady downstairs had been away for a few days and just come home, and it was leaking again, and worse. So at this point, we called the landlord in...
Tuesday
A plumber came by, looked around, and decided it was more than likely the shower/bath needed resealing and retiling and whatnot. Said to test the theory by not using the shower, only having baths, and then if no more leakage it could be put down to leakage over the bath sides etc.
Wednesday
Only tap I used in the house all day was the bath taps, to wash my hands earlier. And this evening, the lady knocked again after she got in, to say there was even more leaking. The landlord's friend came to look at it, and was baffled.
My current theory is that it must be a problem with the bath drainage at some point. It seems it's not just water getting over the sides, it's all water going down the plughole in the bath that's ending up downstairs. I'm thinking that there's a leak somewhere between the plughole and the drain outside.
I think the landlord's sending another plumber here tomorrow, but until then, I'm stuck with no water and just looking for more info. Any ideas? I'm most grateful for any help.
A couple of potentially related (but I suspect just separate) problems:
-The hot water boiler has been switched off for 2-3 years, since it started an unholy screeching one day.
-The stopcock under the kitchen sink doesn't actually seem to work, we found out tonight.
Been having a plumbing problem for the last week that we're having trouble resolving. Sequence of events:
Last Monday
The lady from the apartment below this one knocked on my door and said water was leaking through their ceiling. It seemed to occur shortly after me having a shower. The leak downstairs was in a different room though, it wasn't directly underneath my bathroom. I avoided using any water in the house just in case, and then Tuesday started to use toilet, sinks etc again. Assumed it was water leaking down the side of the walls and bath.
Last Wednesday
We sealed the bath and tiles. Had a shower on Thursday, and no further knocking, so it seemed to have done the job.
Monday
Shortly after I had a shower, the door knocked again. The lady downstairs had been away for a few days and just come home, and it was leaking again, and worse. So at this point, we called the landlord in...
Tuesday
A plumber came by, looked around, and decided it was more than likely the shower/bath needed resealing and retiling and whatnot. Said to test the theory by not using the shower, only having baths, and then if no more leakage it could be put down to leakage over the bath sides etc.
Wednesday
Only tap I used in the house all day was the bath taps, to wash my hands earlier. And this evening, the lady knocked again after she got in, to say there was even more leaking. The landlord's friend came to look at it, and was baffled.
My current theory is that it must be a problem with the bath drainage at some point. It seems it's not just water getting over the sides, it's all water going down the plughole in the bath that's ending up downstairs. I'm thinking that there's a leak somewhere between the plughole and the drain outside.
I think the landlord's sending another plumber here tomorrow, but until then, I'm stuck with no water and just looking for more info. Any ideas? I'm most grateful for any help.
A couple of potentially related (but I suspect just separate) problems:
-The hot water boiler has been switched off for 2-3 years, since it started an unholy screeching one day.
-The stopcock under the kitchen sink doesn't actually seem to work, we found out tonight.
