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    Main stopcock caused a flood

    in Finding/Owning French Property

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    I had drained the water from the pipes. When I drained them I had left the taps open. We were not living in the house only working in it so the water was off with the taps open for a few days before we left. Sometime after we left there stopcock allowed the water to flow through the meter and out of the taps. From the meter reading and my last bill I calculated the cost of the water that was lost.

    Main stopcock caused a flood

    in Finding/Owning French Property

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    When we left the house just before winter I turned the stopcock off and drained the water out of the pipes. This was to stop any damage being cause by the frost bursting a pipe. The problem is that during the winter the stopcock broke and allowed the water to flow. This was over 900 euro's of water. The water company was called out and replaced the stopcock and did not charge us as it was on there side of the water meter.

    What I  would like to know, would I be liable for the water that had flowed through the meter, or as it was there stopcock that was the problem would they be responsable?

    Thanks for any replies

    Susan

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