Another Day Another Plumber

Another plumber with a plunger turned up today. This one didn't tweak my pump he just turned off my water supply. This one is adamant that the dripping overflow problem is caused by a faulty ballcock valve. At least he's hoping that it is. He has turned off the water feed to the ballcock valve so that it cannot possibly drip into the central heating header tank.

He's coming back on Thursday to see if the water level in the tank has risen. If it has risen then that will be bad news because the water will have come from the expansion pipe and will prove that there is a problem in the hot water cylinder and that it needs replacing. I've inspected the ballcock on numerous occasions and I haven't seen any sign of a drip. I'm prepared for bad news. At least he didn't try to charge anything for coming out.

Volvo clickety click.

Volvo's battery is dead again. We climb into the car to make the trip to Mrs B's dentist and clickety click, clickety click the engine won't turn over. In the end we go in Mrs B's clapped out 20 year old VW Polo that looks like it once belonged to a successful car bomber. If only everything in life was as reliable as a VW. Volvo on the other hand, Swedish designed, American owned and Japanese built can't or won't hold its charge so I'll have to research the cost of a replacement battery.

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