Ceiling Leak

ManAtHome

Red - can you see the kitchen tap from where all the 'leaks' are? Only thought is that you could have 'pinhole' leaks in the hose, so when you stop water coming out, pressure builds and could spray a few small streams of water out (or could get the same if the tap connector didn't seal properly.

I'd have thought you'd have noticed this when you came in to turn the tap off though. Remote possibility that the connector only leaks when the hose is stretched or pulled a bit.

As Jane said (Post #4) - couldn't cause a problem with the house pipes as you'd get this every time the kitchen tap was turned off.

Red29

hi manathome no kitchen is in a completely different area of the house - thanks for the help though.

I still think there is a connection to the hose - have run all taps for ages, shower and central heating tonight - no leaks.

jc808 - yes def go turn the computer off you might find a life rather than spending an evening making sarcastic comments on some complete strangers problem. don't you get how weird that is????? it's just not normal.

jc808

Red29 wrote: »

jc808 - yes def go turn the computer off you might find a life rather than spending an evening making sarcastic comments on some complete strangers problem. don't you get how weird that is????? it's just not normal.

As my old mum used to say:

"Dont walk a million miles in someone elses shoes - theres nowt so queer as a bird in the hand"

hermanmunster_3

This leak from the ceiling has nothing to do with using the hose - it is more likely that a water pipe running between the floors has a leak in it- if you are just noticing this then it is quite likely that there is quite a lot of water in the gap between the ceiling and the floor above. Other question is what is above this spot in the house ... a shower by any chance?? these often seem to be the culprits

Red29

pity she didn't tell you how not to become a pc nerd ferreting around sticking your nose in where it's not needed....not going to respond to you again...but as I said seriously weird, or maybe just lacking self esteem - the need to look down on others is often a common symptom of low self esteem. see ya saddo!

Red29

hi herman no it's not the shower in another area of the house. thanks for the advise though - think I'll have to bite the bullet and get a plumber out

jc808

Red29 wrote: »

pity she didn't tell you how not to become a pc nerd ferreting around sticking your nose in where it's not needed....not going to respond to you again...but as I said seriously weird, or maybe just lacking self esteem - the need to look down on others is often a common symptom of low self esteem. see ya saddo!

And I would respond to you, but my internet light is flashing and I dont want to blow up my modem...

martyn05

is there anyway you can lift the floorboards in the rooms directly above the leaks? The water may have travelled some distance before pooling in the area where you noticed it, but it might give you an idea as to where the source of the possible leak is.

ManAtHome

Red29 wrote: »

I still think there is a connection to the hose - have run all taps for ages, shower and central heating tonight - no leaks.

Unlikely if it couldn't be 'tap spray' - you'd get the same back-pressure from turning off the kitchen tap as you'd get from turning off a hose connected to the kitchen tap.

Before you get the plumbers in - leave it a day or two, then try the hose thing again and see if you get the same problem.

27col

My old mum used to think that if you turned the light switch on when there was no bulb in the fitting, electricity would leak out.