Jamma Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 God I hate Thames Water. It astounds me the number of times the water has gone off since I've lived in East Dulwich, at least once a year and 2009 is no different.We're in Etherow Street and currently got low water pressure and have just spoken to THames Water who tell me that the main has been shut off since around 4pm. They hope to have it fixed within 6 hours but from bitter experience I know the Thames Water concept of time is quite different to real time.Anyway, they advised me to fill some pans etc in case the supply goes off altogether later so figured I'd pass that on. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/4932-low-water-pressurewater-might-go-off-later/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie_34 Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 It's not actually Thames Water's fault. Any physicist will tell you that it's the weather! If you had walked around London you would have seen quite a few burst pipes and water streaming out overground, coming from underground....There was even a main burst in Herne Hill I heard....don't quote me on that though....Anyway what happens, is that we had 7 days of weather where the temperature was nearly constantly around freezing, so the water in some pipes froze , and then when it melted it expanded , thus some pipes burst etc....I'm guessing the low pressure/no pressure might be because of this....If anybody wants to check if the area in which they live is effect by this, feel free to check out Thames Water's website here Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/4932-low-water-pressurewater-might-go-off-later/#findComment-158749 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamma Posted January 14, 2009 Author Share Posted January 14, 2009 Our water has gone off winter, spring, summer and fall. Every time Thames Water fail to give any warning that they're about to shut off supplies and fail to accurately predict when the water might come back on.They are, if you'll pardon the pun, a shower. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/4932-low-water-pressurewater-might-go-off-later/#findComment-158756 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HonaloochieB Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Thank Christ I had the foresight to stock up the fridge with Peroni. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/4932-low-water-pressurewater-might-go-off-later/#findComment-158766 Share on other sites More sharing options...
andycawdell Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Stevie - guys doing the burst in Elland Road on Sunday said that it was not so much water freezing in the pipes as water freezing in the soil around the pipes and splitting the old cast iron pipes laid down here in 1890 or soThey went on to say lots of burst and leaking pipes could come from lots of soil / ground movement for other reasons than freezing - e.g. heavy traffic on roads not designed for them Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/4932-low-water-pressurewater-might-go-off-later/#findComment-158772 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristymac1 Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 'then when it melted it expanded, thus some pipes burst etc 'Water expands when it freezes rather than when it melts, as any physicist will tell you...... Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/4932-low-water-pressurewater-might-go-off-later/#findComment-158776 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caron Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 Bloody pipes. I also believe that water expands when it FREEZES rather than melts, but my hubby now tells me that water expands between 0 degs and 4 degs but he's quite often wrong so let's just ignore that. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/4932-low-water-pressurewater-might-go-off-later/#findComment-159399 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KalamityKel Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 OMG! 6 hours with no water? Blimey anyone would think we were in a third world country! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/4932-low-water-pressurewater-might-go-off-later/#findComment-159444 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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