water just stopped?? WTF...

[Dupont666]

Water coming into flat has stopped totally, cant hear any drips, etc.... just no water to any taps, boiler, etc.

What could be causing it?

Cant get hold of the neighbours downstairs etc.

Will thames water know what is up on my street or if its my flat and I need a plumber? Not that I want to call one as i dont know the issue yet.

[Merlot]

Could be one of lots of different things

-Supply cut off due to maintenance work.
-Leak causing loss/major loss of pressure.
-Pipes frozen?

[Dupont666]

Merlot said:

Could be one of lots of different things

-Supply cut off due to maintenance work.
-Leak causing loss/major loss of pressure.
-Pipes frozen?

no issues in flat with frozen pipes as heating has been on at regular intervals, it literally stopped 30mins ago for all water in the flat.

Pressure was fine until 30mins ago, its like all the water just got turned off.

cant hear anything so not sure how i can find a leak if its in the flat below (unoccupied at the moment).

[ShadownINja]

Could be frozen pipes/burst mains. Ask neighbours in nearby buildings if they still have water.

[Piglet]

Dupont666 said:

(unoccupied at the moment).

This might well be the clue.

Is it a new build block of flats or an older building/conversion?

If it's the latter chances are the water below you is frozen.

[Dupont666]

Piglet said:

Dupont666 said:

(unoccupied at the moment).

This might well be the clue.

Is it a new build block of flats or an older building/conversion?

If it's the latter chances are the water below you is frozen.

old victorian flat, but one below that is occupied

[Dupont666]

fixed now, an adjacent street blew up and they fixed it and now just turned ours back on... happy days

[fido]

It's quite disconcerting when that happens, especially if you've just finished on the crapper.

I always have a bucket of water in the bathroom handy for such events.

[Merlot]

fido said:

It's quite disconcerting when that happens, especially if you've just finished on the crapper.

I always have a bucket of water in the bathroom handy for such events.

Must happen often for you! I've had it once in about ten years.

[ShadownINja]

Merlot said:

fido said:

It's quite disconcerting when that happens, especially if you've just finished on the crapper.

I always have a bucket of water in the bathroom handy for such events.

Must happen often for you! I've had it once in about ten years.

Ditto. Once in ten years... still have said bucket of water. I'm sure I never had this under a previous government.

[E-one]

fido said:

It's quite disconcerting when that happens, especially if you've just finished on the crapper.

I always have a bucket of water in the bathroom handy for such events.

Wouldn't there be already water in the cistern? Or is it usually a 'double flusher'?

[Munter]

They've been fixing a water main at the end of the road today. I was expecting the water to go off....but it stayed on.

In total they must have spent about a year digging up the pipes at this spot. I think there must be 2 sets of everything down there by now!

[Simpo Two]

fido said:

It's quite disconcerting when that happens, especially if you've just finished on the crapper.

I always have a bucket of water in the bathroom handy for such events.

My god sir, you must crap like a horse.

Let me guess - instead of a red bucket marked 'FIRE' it's a brown market marked 'CRAP'?

Edited by Simpo Two on Sunday 10th January 18:50