Susan Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 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 repliesSusan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anton Redman Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 If it is past the meter it is your cost. There is a recent thread aout somebodu whose central heating failed with a bad leak in their boiler house on one of the French forums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théière Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 I turn my water off using their stopcock for that reason, not out till Monday, Gulp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOther Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 I'm confused.If it was on their side of the meter how do you know it was €900 worth ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan Posted April 23, 2009 Author Share Posted April 23, 2009 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOther Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 Bad move to leave the taps open, and unnecessary too for protection once the pipes were drained, but that's by the by [:(]I must say though that I'm extremely surprised to hear of a stopcock failing in the fashion you imply. What type of valve was it and did you see it for yourself I wonder ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Having had a few problems with burst radiators myself, the plumber told me of a gentleman who had turned his water off at the stopcock when he left. His stopcock failed and pipes burst, but his place was in a remote area, and he didn't return for 3 months[:(] He has to start again from scratch, as even the plasterboard had come off the walls[:'(] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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