Mental breakdown.Upstairs bedroom all wet

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I'm not exaggerating I think I'm actually going to burst out crying by the end of this. I haven't sat down since I woke up, im absolutely shattered , the past few weeks have been a nightmare with one thing after another.

I went upstairs to sort to the bedroom, to find the floor wet near the radiator. Checked the pipes, seem dry. But the carpet is soaked about 2metres outwards from the radiator. We live in a 2 up 2 down, so no bathroom upstairs. Does anyone know what this could be? I'm stressing out thinking all sorts like floor in going to cave in while I'm asleep.

@pigletjohn would be grateful for any advice

Have you felt the ceiling? It may not be actively dripping now but could have been at some point.
Do you have any pets who could have had a wee?
Do you live with anyone you could ask if Vase that’s fallen over?
Glass of water spilt?

Obviously I’m not PJ but had a leak in the ceiling early last year. The rain was blowing under the tiles due to horizontal rain in the strong wind.

Sounds like it could be a leak in the pipe under the floor leading to the radiator.

Or possible in the pipe above the floor and it’s so small you can’t see /feel it. Try wrapping the pipe in a sheet of loo roll (don’t let it touch the wet carpet) and you will soon see if there is any water coming out of the pipe there.

If it’s in the pipe under the floor, that is harder to detect, is there any sign of water or damp if you look at the ceiling under the bedroom ? Any darker patches?

What is under the carpet? Floorboards?

Pipe leaks under the floor are fairly easy to fix once you find them.

We had this. Turned out the drainpipe wS blocked and water was coming in through the wall.

No animals and no one has spilt anything. I dont think it's the ceiling that's causing it. It the bedroom floor, ive got a feeling its got something to do with the boiler pressure. It's been going down every morning for the past few days.

Boiler pressure going down = leak in the central heating or hot water pipes.
For example, a pipe leading to a radiator

The ceiling won’t be causing the problem. But if there is water dripping from a pipe that runs under the bedroom floor, then the ceiling of the room below the bedroom may show damp patches. That will help you find the leak.

Yup. Leak in pipes leading from boiler/hot water tank to radiator. That’s why your boiler is losing pressure.

Get a plumber out, they will be able to trace and sort fairly easily.

Do you have any piping of any kind anywhere near? An en-suite?
We had a small, slow leak from a toilet pipe once. It sneakily leaked into the floor for a while until I finally noticed the water seeping slowly along the carpet and up through the skirting board into the plaster.

@minipie thank you.

I'll try the tissue. Its carpet, then underlay.

Cant see any patches on the ceiling from the room below.

@orinocosfavoritecake Theres no drain pipes above and the wall seems dry. Just the floor.

If the tissue is dry then my bet would be it’s a leak in the radiator pipe under the floor.

What’s under the underlay? Hopefully floorboards as these are easy to pull up and have a look.

If there are no damp patches on the ceiling that’s good news, that means there isn’t a huge amount of water built up in the ceiling yet. Doesn’t mean there isn’t a leak though, as water can be absorbed in the joists and carpet before it overflows and starts showing in the ceiling below.

But you need to get on it quickly or else you could end up with damage to the ceiling below. Good luck

Sounds like the radiator / pipe leading to the radiator. That will cause both the wet and make the boiler pressure drop.

Needs a plumber to mend.

Is it a concrete floor, or a wooden/chipboard one?

How close is the bathroom?

Bang the wet patch with a clean white towel to take up some water. What colour is it? What does it smell of?

Stop topping up the boiler for a day, does the water stop?

Does the radiator have a thermostatic valve? Last year I noticed water on the floor under one radiator and it turned out the valve was quietly leaking down the leg of the radiator and soaking into the laminate.

Ahhhh no how stressful! Is there much water damage?
I work In Home insurance and have down for nearly ten years so we deal with this ALOT. Boiler pressure dropping does suggest there's a leak somewhere and it might be that the weak spot is a pipe leading to your radiation.
If you have home insurance and you need to claim for any damage most policies will also cover reasonable damage caused in accessing the leak too. If you boiler was causing the issue and that in itself had water damage you could potentially claim for that too!
But you need to source the leak first of all so I would suggest ringing a plumber!

Thank you lovely people for replying. Can always rely on you guys.

I put tissue on the pipe as suggested and noticed it slowly getting wet, there was a tiny droplets coming out, It must have been there since this morning or earlier, which explains coverage on the carpet. Tied a bag around it to catch the water ,hopefully it will be ok till the engineer comes tomorrow. We have homecare plan, but there goes my excess .Its been one thing after another the past few weeks, just need a boring week where nothing happens. Feeling a little better now.

Also @PigletJohn 🤗👊

Ah well if the leak above the floor that should make it a lot easier to fix!

Duct tape is good as a temporary leak fix if the bag doesn’t work. Great you have someone coming round. Good luck

If you stop topping up the boiler, the pressure will drop and the water will stop squirting out.

If you have wooden floors, water can pool on the ceiling and damage the plaster. If you use a skewer to make a hole from below, the water can drip out into a bucket. The small hole is easily filled and decorated once fully dry.