Minor Rant Thread part 4

[Florence Fennel]

Major changes at work

[zazen999]

Combine harvesters right harvesting the field right outside your front door; not the noise but the chronic dust that nearly flippin did me in. Honestly thought I'd have to call an ambulance for a while then...nasty.

[binley100]

Air locks in water pipes............little men in hooge big cars (see earlier rant) who think its clever to park in my boot .......

[Potstubsdustbins]

Air locks in water pipes?

Colin

[binley100]

Horrendous noise when the downstairs loo is flushed ..ever since the water board mended a leak out in the road......dunno what else it could be......

[Potstubsdustbins]

Dirt in ball valve seating causing water hammer as the valve starts to close. Wont be air lock as the feed is high pressure cold supply.

Colin

[bearded bloke]

If the pipes are knocking when flow stops that is known as a "water hammer",caused either by air in the pipework or insecure pipework

[VirginVegGrower]

Combine harvesters right harvesting the field right outside your front door; not the noise but the chronic dust that nearly flippin did me in. Honestly thought I'd have to call an ambulance for a while then...nasty.

Yep had that one too - living in a rural setting is not always idyllic. That said they've got a living to make but could they not just let me know so as to save my washing on the line and so I could close my windows. Our garden backs right onto your field and my daughter helps out at your riding school so a word in her shell-like would be nice.

[binley100]

* oi... chat thread before we get in trouble

[VirginVegGrower]

Men generally...OK my man generally. Dig up the last of the newies means dig up some maincrops too - three rows to be precise and all because he wanted to see how they were doing. I am trying to laugh about it but all I want to do is cry. I've told him to expect potatoes for breakfast. Potatoes for lunch. Potatoes for dinner! We're on the spud diet!

[Potstubsdustbins]

Easy to cure if someone is handy and has a couple of tools.

TURN OFF WATER at main stop cock.

Remove cistern lid to access ball valve. If its a plastic valve should be a large nut on front of valve. Support lift arm (the bit with the float on) and unscrew nut, should be hand tight. Front of ball valve will come away followed by a large black rubber washer. Behind washer is the plastic seat remove this and clean. Flush loo to empty cistern and slowly very slowly turn the stop cock on, just enough to flush out any further dirt. Turn of stop cock and reassemble valve, turn on water and check for leaks.

Colin.

P.S If its a brass ball valve let me know and I will take you through the process.

[Potstubsdustbins]

* oi... chat thread before we get in trouble

Sorry bins got carried away

Colin

[Piggle]

New neighbours who have been given house by daddy and think that its ok to hoover at 11.45pm.
I dont believe it!!!!

I'm with you - mine have their washing machine going at 5 in the morning

[binley100]

the %$�%^&* �*$^*$& who a) not only cut the water supply to the hut and loos but also ripped out the stop tap ......and b) cut the gas pipe from the canister into the hut and opened the regulator to empty the bottle. Also slashed and trashed someones polytunnel........

[Piggle]

AAARGH, just had my neighbour from hell at the door
"Did you toot your horn at my Damien (not his real name but should be)
"Yes, he was in the middle of the road and wouldnt move"
"He is entitled to play you know"
"Well I am entitled to drive so I will just run the little %^&* over the next time

I nearly fell off my chair laughing.