Help! Running Water

Mark · 06-11-2009, 13:57

Hate doing this, but I need urgent advice.

For the last 45 minutes I've been hearing evidence of running water in my kitchen, and I don't know where it's coming from. I live in an upstairs maisonette.

There is no evidence of water where it shouldn't be inside my property. The main stop tap (under my kitchen sink) is off (to be on the safe side). I have checked as much of the pipework before this tap as I can get to (which admittedly isn't much as it disappears into a wall).

I'm not sure if downstairs is occupied. It is currently on the rental market. I've contacted the letting agents already but they didn't seem that interested. I popped open their letterbox and could hear the same sound. I also found an open window and same again.

The only evidence of water I could find is outside at the back of the property. It's decidedly sodden out there, but that often happens (not a good area for drainage). Because of the fact that it's particularly wet around a cover for an outside stop tap, I'll still consider it evidence. I can hear water moving at that tap.

Where do I go next? Serious question.

PS - If it does prove to be mine, I'm insured to get it fixed, but I can't find any evidence that it is. Before turning off the stop tap I tried my taps and water flow seemed normal.

06-11-2009, 13:57	#1
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	Help! Running Water Hate doing this, but I need urgent advice. For the last 45 minutes I've been hearing evidence of running water in my kitchen, and I don't know where it's coming from. I live in an upstairs maisonette. There is no evidence of water where it shouldn't be inside my property. The main stop tap (under my kitchen sink) is off (to be on the safe side). I have checked as much of the pipework before this tap as I can get to (which admittedly isn't much as it disappears into a wall). I'm not sure if downstairs is occupied. It is currently on the rental market. I've contacted the letting agents already but they didn't seem that interested. I popped open their letterbox and could hear the same sound. I also found an open window and same again. The only evidence of water I could find is outside at the back of the property. It's decidedly sodden out there, but that often happens (not a good area for drainage). Because of the fact that it's particularly wet around a cover for an outside stop tap, I'll still consider it evidence. I can hear water moving at that tap. Where do I go next? Serious question. PS - If it does prove to be mine, I'm insured to get it fixed, but I can't find any evidence that it is. Before turning off the stop tap I tried my taps and water flow seemed normal.