If you’ve ever sprung a leak, you’ll know how it creates panic, followed by desperation to find professional help, while dreading finding out how much the repair work is going to cost.
There’s nothing quite like water escaping to cause damage either, especially if it’s been flowing for a while before you notice. If you’re really unlucky, the worst will happen when you’re not at home, and you might find yourself getting home to a river flowing out of your home.
That was exactly what happened to me when I got back from Kos last year, and luckily a neighbour was already on the case and had called out a friend of the family who happened to be a plumber. That was a small silver lining to the dark cloud, as I wouldn’t have had a clue where to start. Probably the best I’d have thought of would be grabbing the Yellow Pages, but I can’t remember seeing one for years.