Now, that’s an eye-catching heading, if ever there was one.
Well, my water heater lives it’s own little life. Near the bottom, there is a pressure valve. The reason I know this, is that some time ago, this valve started leaking. No, not your nice, little dripping sort of leak. It gushed water. That’s when I learned that this was a pressure valve. I also learned how to stop it, by making several panicked telephone calls to manufacturers and plumbers. After having been put on hold for about two years, while the experts were pondering, and water was still gushing.
I also learned that there is another valve, that you can use to turn the water supply to the heater off, thus making it empty itself, rather than being an ever-gushing source of water. They told me this after the pondering, and the being put on hold. Finally, they worked out that I needed a plumber and a new valve.
That was sorted. Now, 3 months later – same problem. From time to time, the valve is gushing. I now know what to do as an immediate measure, but it’s a bit like peeing in your pants. It gets cold after a while. And I have to start all over again. The valve was probably not the problem in the first place, but even the manufacturers couldn’t come up with a better idea.
Now – I don’t really know why I’m telling you this. Actually, I do know. I was given the phrase Hansgrohe faucet, and this is what came to mind – directly from my domestic fount (pardon the pun) of everyday woes. It’s probably a very bad idea to install a faucet on a pressure valve, unless you’re into in-house explosions.
Does every household appliance known to man have a little chip installed, that makes it pack it in two days after the warranty period runs out, or am I just being paranoid???
Stumble it!
