Hi there, firstly I should say that I am not a plumber however we have a plumbing problem that seems to be tricky to solve and the two plumbers that have come to investigate have completely different views on how it should be resolved! So I was just wondering if anyone on the forum has experienced this problem before.
We live in a three-storey townhouse. It is a new build home but outside the warranty for plumbing type defects. We have a downstairs cloakroom toilet that suddenly stopped being supplied with cold water. It was almost like a valve had been closed (very sudden). The cold water is mains supplied therefore the lack of water isn't caused by an airlock.
The first plumber (after doing lots of investigation) seems to think that there must be a blockage somewhere and his next step is to start creating openings in the walls to try and work out where the blockage is. As you can imagine this is a bit like trying to find a needle in a haystack and has the potential to cause a lot of damage to walls, floorboards, etc.
The second plumber came in and was unconvinced that it was a blockage due to the supply being at mains pressure. His view was to try and minimize damage by "re-routing" the mains supply from the bathroom above and forget about trying to locate any potential blockage. He also seemed to suggest the issue might be related to megaflo cylinder we have.
The two views are pretty different therefore we are not quite sure who to go with. Has anyone experienced anything like this or has any thoughts on things the plumbers might not have considered?
Thanks
We live in a three-storey townhouse. It is a new build home but outside the warranty for plumbing type defects. We have a downstairs cloakroom toilet that suddenly stopped being supplied with cold water. It was almost like a valve had been closed (very sudden). The cold water is mains supplied therefore the lack of water isn't caused by an airlock.
The first plumber (after doing lots of investigation) seems to think that there must be a blockage somewhere and his next step is to start creating openings in the walls to try and work out where the blockage is. As you can imagine this is a bit like trying to find a needle in a haystack and has the potential to cause a lot of damage to walls, floorboards, etc.
The second plumber came in and was unconvinced that it was a blockage due to the supply being at mains pressure. His view was to try and minimize damage by "re-routing" the mains supply from the bathroom above and forget about trying to locate any potential blockage. He also seemed to suggest the issue might be related to megaflo cylinder we have.
The two views are pretty different therefore we are not quite sure who to go with. Has anyone experienced anything like this or has any thoughts on things the plumbers might not have considered?
Thanks
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