And finally... DODGY PLUMBING
My only sunshine “Customer called to report there was a leak on his solar system he wanted us to remedy,” says Karin Keith of EG Glennie & Co. “Clearly his repair attempts were not working!”
Age before beauty “Leaking HWC I attended,” says Michael Blakiston of Gorge Botica Plumbers. “Been in 85-plus years— old Hardie’s feed from header tank.”
From stormwater drains to sinks and solar systems, this edition’s bumper dodgy collection has it all. Learning curve Sent in a photo and haven’t seen it yet? Please bear with us as we work our way through all the entries!
“A nice straight stormwater drain,” says Murray Rigby of Laser Plumbing Napier.
Blown apart
Down the gurgler “A customer rang up complaining about a gurgling kitchen sink,” says Shane Middleton of Coastal Plumbing.
“A customer came home to smell gas around his property and found this hose connected by hose clamps had blown apart due to the high gas pressure coming directly from a cylinder,” says David Whitfield of Morrinsville Plumbing & Gas Services, who sent in this photo. “Fortunately he isolated the gas safely.” nzplumber
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