Check this out. I came home today and turned the shower on. Obviously
sometime during the day the local water supply had been cut off because
the water splurted out with air. It came out with such force the bloody
shower head flew off cracking the retaining nut (okay, it's plastic,
but still). Also the water pressure is much higher than normal, it's
flying out like a fire hose! Wish the buggers would at least drop a
letter in telling you work is being done - and it's not the first time!

daddyfreddy@gmail.com wrote:

> Check this out. I came home today and turned the shower on. Obviously
> sometime during the day the local water supply had been cut off because
> the water splurted out with air. It came out with such force the bloody
> shower head flew off cracking the retaining nut (okay, it's plastic,
> but still). Also the water pressure is much higher than normal, it's
> flying out like a fire hose! Wish the buggers would at least drop a
> letter in telling you work is being done - and it's not the first time!


Similarly (but not quite as extreme!) we came back off holiday a couple 
of months ago and I noticed that the water pressure from the taps was 
much higher than when we had lef. Obviously they had cranked it up 
whilst we had been away. The next day we noticed that a drip-drip-drip 
could be heard in the kitchen, and I pulled out the washing machine to 
find a pool of water all over the floor and water dripping from the cold 
feed to the machine! Luckily no damage, but it could have been worse!


Cheers,
Ben.

daddyfreddy@gmail.com wrote:

>Wish the buggers would at
> least drop a letter in telling you work is being done - and it's not
> the first time!


I have an electricity sub station at the end of my road & our voltage is 
regularly 250 volts+.  We get through light bulbs & small appliances like 
there is no tomorrow.

Dave

david lang wrote:

> daddyfreddy@gmail.com wrote:
> >Wish the buggers would at
> > least drop a letter in telling you work is being done - and it's not
> > the first time!
>
> I have an electricity sub station at the end of my road & our voltage is
> regularly 250 volts+.  We get through light bulbs & small appliances like
> there is no tomorrow.
>
> Dave


I'm just wondering whether it's worth complaining to Lee Valley water
and make the buggers pays for a new one. Probably a lost cause.