On 08/10/2020 13:50, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 08/10/2020 12:35, GB wrote:
On 07/10/2020 19:17, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 07/10/2020 19:13, Harry Bloomfield wrote:
It happens that Jimk formulated :
Hmm to clarify, all of those valves are somewhat crusty &
Â*unwilling to operate properly & I fear things could go t1ts up in
Â*a trice....

As the cylinder is only on the floor above I was hoping for a
Â*"limit the spillage" plan rather than a "potentially make tons
Â*more work & inconvenience" plan.

If it is a cylinder fed from a higher tank, find something which is
a tight-ish fit in the pipe from the tank, to the HW cylinder. You
can actuall buy bungs for the job. No water going in the cylinder,
from the tank means no water coming out.

eventually...

I was fixing a tap once, downstairs, and had turned off the mains and
open the tap till the tap ran dry.

Unfortunately my (now ex) wife decided to have a ****, and flushed an
upstairs loo. Introducing an air leak and allowing all the water
upstairs to drain onto my feet ....w



I don't think that you're blaming the right person here. Had you told
her not to do this?


I wasn't blaming anyone. I merely relate that it happened.


Fairy nuf.