Last weekend Mrs Tween asked me to fettle the hot tap in the upstairs bathroom as it wouldn't turn on more than a dribble (again). Isolation valve off, remove guts of tap, clean, spot of red grease, reassemble, open isolation valve, sorted. Apart from, naturally, the multitudinous further fiddling with the isolation valve to get the damn thing to stop weeping.
Fast forward to midweek, I'm away at work & MT informs me all the downstairs lights have gone off. She heard a loud buzzing noise from downstairs before they went off.
Thursday night arriving home I reset the breaker, checked round the house and everthing seemed fine. SET watchful_mode = True.
02:30 today odd noises downstairs. Remove mouse from cat & put outside (the mouse, putting the cat out would invite a repeat; cat flap is in only)
03:00 more odd noises downstairs. Check location of all cats - not guilty. Wander round and observe blue flashing & bzzzt noises from the off downstairs bathroom light. Flick breaker off & retire.
Whilt utilising the lower comode at a time approaching civilised hour observe brown stain around the prevously flashy light fitting. I don't recall that staining, I wonder wonder if theres pipes above that spot...
Loud clang heard across south Gloustershire as Ningi sized penny drops.
Not just pipes, a basin. A basin with a known to be leaky isolation valve* recently disturbed by me. Carefully remove glass shade from light fitting and pour away the water therein.
For added Div points I even keep some tissue wrapped around the pipe as a tell tale, I could have known what was going on within seconds of walking in the door Thursday night. I could have asked MT to check the tissue for dampness in the week. I could have checked it myself at oh my god o'clock Monday morning. I could have checked & fiddled with the isolation valve the required number of times to complete the job properly or even GAMI to change it. If i only had a brane.
* Is there any other kind?
