overflow pipe running?

[ALovelyBunchOfCoconuts]

the overflow pipe at the top of the house is running, what does this mean? do i need to fix something urgently? I've just had the hose on watering the New turf and it started then, does thatmean something different?

You need to go into the loft and find out which tank is overflowing. It will be either your cold water tank (very big) or your heating header tank (small). The problem will probably be the ball valve so you need to either replace it all or the bit that is faulty. Sometimes the balls leak and get full of water so they don't float. In this case you can unscrew the ball and fit a new one. More likely, the valve has developed a fault and isn't shutting off properly so will need to be replaced.

ah man im not going in Tue loft.

can it wait til Tuesday?

why aren't you going in the loft? Happy to waste a lot of water? Happy to risk the ceiling falling in?

turn off the water then. Of course this will be inconvenient for a few days.

Probably, although it's worth checking that the overflow is keeping the level down in the tank and the water isn't overflowing into the loft. If that happens it could bring down a ceiling!

Why can't you go in the loft?

Sometimes all you need to do is carefully bend the ballcock arm so that the tank doesn't fill up quit so far. Or sometimes it gets stuck in the up position and you just need to jiggle it so it floats again.

i can't physically get in there my ladder isn't high enough. and im a little scared tbh. I've never been in a loft before

should i just call a plumber out?

it isn't constantly running, it stopped as soon as i ran a tap and hasn't started since.

Can you ask one of your neighbours if they have a ladder / to help you? I really wouldn't leave it until Tuesday!

I agree, time to make friends with a neighbour.