Plumber update

Cold water pipe now completely absent after the stop-cock. As is the plumber.

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...and yes, that means the plumber is replacing the hot water tank as I speak. Sort of.

Oh and he's back. Yay!

Odd - I'm having my tank replaced by John Hurt. Think he'd notice if I took a photo? Or asked for an autograph?

Ooh, I told an untruth!

Cold water feed is still there, however the hot water line *and* the overflow
line are now gone, though the tank is still there. Hope it doesn't expire and
flood the flat then.

Is this banal enough for everyone then? <grins>

And now he's back.

Hitting pipes with a hammer, to boot!

Apart from an absence of swearing it really *feels* like I have the plumber in now... :)

aaaannnnnd...

...there goes the old boiler.
Along with the bottom shelf of the airing cupboard. Oops.

(Update) Though it is apparently being a bugger to get past the bookcase. Ahem.

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And the new boiler is in the flat!

It's frikking *HUGE*!

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And then someone from another flat turned up to complain that *their* hot water had just stopped.


And he bloody goes away to sort them out! Hey, I had to wait weeks for my hot water to go this far!

At least he's back. I assume that means that the flat below us isn't parasitic on our hot water supply. <grumble>

(Let's just put this in perspective - I can't use the taps *or* the toilet or leave the flat 'till he finishes here. I'd quite like my job finishing first.)

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And he's been gone a while this time. Wonder if he's gone for lunch? Would be nice to know so's I could LEAVE THE BLOODY HOUSE TOO!

(grump) (grump)

Oooh...

The sound of running water. I do hope that's coming from the bathroom...

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And now it's stopped.

Arrrrrg,,,

And lo, the new hot water boiler is shafted.

Matey the plumber (aka John Hurt) has been on the blower to the manufacturers, who're sending people tomorrow morning ((am they say) to repair and make good.

*Then* he can finish off the job. Assuming they don't try and quibble about anything and delay things.

Grump.

The Plumber has gone off to get some more bits (unspoken: and to have a lunch break) and will be back in an hour to re-rejig the piping already installed so that we can have cold water at least this evening.

Right, better go cancel my appointments for tomorrow then.

Bugger.

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I really need to upgrade to a paid account so that I can have space for some really angry or shouty looking user pictures for occasinos such as this...