I will happily admit to not being a plumber, however, living on a property has required me to develop a certain set of skills. It’s
arguable if I have developed them, but I’m still trying. My dilemma started when the water stop flowing. The tank was empty. This was a surprise because my tank is fed by almost 500 square meters of roof and it had been raining. The shed that feeds the tank seemed to have had a nasty encounter with my neighbours slashers. Accidents happen and he might not have realised. Sadly, neither did I, and my tank had been slowly emptying ever since. Luckily I was able to pump in from a reserve tank and mend the break in the pipe. My partner who is even less practical than I am suggested using two joiners to fix the break. I gently pointed out that if I used a little more pipe, I’d only need one more joiner, and less joiners is probably better.
On my adventures to discover why my water had stopped I found a very curious pipe in the ground, it feeds from a very small rooftop and it’s hard to imagine why so many joints and connectors were needed. Sadly, it’s at this point that the pump seemed to have died. I replaced it, but the new pump runs continuously. I have no doubt there is a leak somewhere after the pump and the house, but I can’t find it! Could it be a slow leak in the toilet? A pipe in the ground? A loose connector in the wall? I have no idea. It does make me resolved to rebuild though, with a real plumber doing the job rather than an eager amateur.