Fred Basset by Alex Graham for October 14, 2013

Step 1. Shut off water.

Step 2. Call a plumber.

Won’t end well…

Let’s see what the situation is tomorrow.

If water plumbing is the same in the UK as the USA, there should be a shut-off valve under the sink or at least at the house inlet. But if it’s a drain that’s backing up, there’s no shut-off. And what comes out the drain, well, it’s a major problem!

Bucket, shut off, plumber. In that order.

I often get the feeling when we’re dithering around with something and the dogs are watching in great interest that there should be a thought balloon over their heads saying, “Why on earth don’t they just [insert solution]?” It can be very disconcerting.

When we had our house built in 1978/79, the plumber didn’t put shut-off valves under the sink. We didn’t know that until a repair had to be made several years later. My husband put shut-off valves on all the pipes whenever he replaced a sink. If we buy another house, I’ll be sure to look for shut-off valves.

I found out the hard way that our shutoff valve is outside.

wonder if the man whatever his name is can fix the leak??!!!