Replacing a washer the hard way
Chris shares a DIY plumbing nightmare: OK, not that bad, but a lot of work to replace one washer.
A washer had disintegrated in the house stop tap, meaning it didn't shut off the water. The bits of washer had caused havoc in the rest of the house: at header tanks and at the kitchen sink. To make matters worse, the outside stop tap wasn't working either - but United Utilities replaced that very promptly.