Plumbing emergency in Clovelly

Suzy and John lived in a small house in Clovelly. They had bought the house a few months ago. One of the best things about the house was the series of rainwater tanks, which fitted with their ideas of saving water and the environment.

When the first rains came, John noticed that the largest tank had a small leak. It came from the area where there was a metal that supported the tap leading out of the tank.

This house was their permanent residence and they fully intended to make use of the rainwater tanks outside. So, John decided to seal the leaking tank with a sealant. He made enquiries and discovered that the best sealant would be a clear, industrial grade silicone sealant.

John wanted to test his handiwork before the rains came. So, one afternoon, he filled the tank with a little water. Not a single drop of water dripped out. Elated, he added some more water to check if the seal could withstand the pressure. To his delight, there was no leak. He left the water in the tank for two days during which time there were no signs of any leak.

However during the week John noticed a new leak coming not from the rainwater tank but from the garden tap. He would have to get a plumber out to look at the garden tap before he wasted too much water! When the rains came late one afternoon, John and Suzy ran out to see their tanks filling with water. Late in the evening, John decided to check if the tanks were leaking.

To his horror, two of the tanks had sprouted leaks at the same place that he had sealed. He could not understand why it had happened. That was when he decided to call a Clovelly plumber to look into the water tank leakage problem and fix the garden tap at the same time.

Although it was not an emergency in the conventional sense, he did not want to waste the water he had stored. So, he contacted a Clovelly plumber who specialised in rainwater plumbing and came highly recommended.

The plumber from Clovelly arrived within half an hour (this, despite the weather) and inspected the leaking water tank. After this, the plumber managed to seal the tank temporarily and promised to come as soon as the rains stopped. As for the garden tap, this just needed a new washer and to be reseated.

As promised, the plumber returned to finish the work once he rains subsided. The next time, when the rains came, there was no leak anymore, either from the garden tap or the rainwater tank.!

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