Recently I have discovered some problems with the plumbing. The washing machine has caused a flood in the pantry the last few times I have used it, then the shower and toilet became slow to drain, it became progressively worse this week, so, today I got a builder in to have a look.
He has spent the entire morning trying to locate my drain! The one we assumed was mine turned out to be my neighbours. It rather looks like my effluent has been happily draining under the house for weeks, maybe months. The pipe from the sink and washing machine has a big hole in it and he can't get anything down that pipe to clear it, so he has disconnected the toilet, he then suggested that I flush the upstairs toilet, as this appears to be working, the result was a load of very shitty water all over the bathroom floor.
We are now awaiting his return with someone else to help to locate the drainage. Ling, a friend who is staying with me, ended up walking through the village in her dressing gown in order to shower else where and we have the key to an empty house across the street to use the loo there!
Tomorrow I'm going away for a week, I'm just going to leave a key and hope it is all sorted when I return!!!! Which is what I have had to do as he can't get hold of a machine untill tomorrow, I'm just grateful I won't be here.
