Flushing To Loo ...

[wolf63]

My water is being turned off for most of Monday morning.  I have been told to get a bucket of water so that I can use the toilet.

Do I pour it down the toilet just before flushing?  

[Tilly2]

Just pour it down. I probably won't flush if the cistern is empty.

[bhg481]

Your toilet will flush once after the water is turned off as the cistern will be full. If you only use it for liquids after that you could just leave it unflushed thus saving your bucket of water to enable you to flush it for solids.

[hellywelly4]

I would have thought you would use the bucket after you go to the toilet as the cistern would be empty?

[mjwman]

It IS your flush after the first one after the water is turned off unless the cistern is fed from a cold water tank in the loft.

[wolf63]

I wasn't sure if it would flush with an empty cistern.  I don't have a water tank.

I tend to worry about stuff I have no control over or don't understand.  There is much that I don't understand.

 

[bhg481]

When you flush, the cistern is immediately refilled either from the mains or a tank in the loft, depending on how your house was set up; even if the water supply is turned off you can still flush it ONCE. If your cistern happens to be filled from your cold header tank there should be sufficient water in the header tank for you to be able to flush normally even if the mains is turned off.

[DDIL]

Do you have a bath? Fill it up with cold water then you can fill the cistern up when needed and extra water in case it's of longer than expected 

[barry1010]

Just put a bucket of water beside the loo in case you need to use it after you've used the toilet. As said, you will have flush after the water is turned off but you might be in need of another.

[wolf63]

I think that the water is straight from the street pipes.  

DDIl - no bath, I got rid of it when I moved in.

I am now reassured that I will last and survive having no water for several hours.

 

[bhg481]

Never mind the loo - make sure the kettle is full.

[vulcan42]

when I saw Flushing to Loo, I thought the e was missing and it was Looe, and a route was wanted. Checked AA and saw they are both in Cornwall and 55 miles apart, one hour and twenty minutes by road😯 Next time I'll read the whole thing first!

 

[Maydup]

That's no fun on a Bank Holiday Monday! Can you go out? 
Best to have an early shower before they switch off. Fill your bucket for the loo, fill your kettle, fill a large jug or flask just in case you need a drop more around lunchtime. 
When water comes back on run all the taps in the house for a minute or two to remove any air blocks. 

[barry1010]

I woke in the early hours thinking about this. It dawned on me this must be the first time you've had your water cut off! 

Mine seems to be cut off every five years or so, for varying times 

[wolf63]

I don't know if its a Bank holiday up here in Scotland.

Vulcan - some moron typed the wrong word in the title.

Barry, I can't remember being without water before.  

The building houses six flats and a shop on the ground floor.  It is over 100 years old.  Water is flowing out of a pipe on the street and a plumber was unable to find the source.  My flat used to be two flats and I know that the plumber who installed my shower said the plumbing was crazy under the floorboards.  If the others have similar plumbing we could takes ages to find the leak.

I'm off to work, will be back this afternoon.

[wolf63]

Well, the good news is that I managed to sleep through the whole thing.

Alas, the leak is still leaking.

[barry1010]

That's not good.

[douglas9401]

Maybe the answer is available on Wikileaks.

[wolf63]

No, but if it isn't coming from the flats, it must be coming from the building next to it. It is not our problem to fix.

I already have a large bill for repairs to the basement.

[gingejbee]

^but you have plenty of water up there and isn't it dirt cheap?

[douglas9401]

Cheap compared to the privatised obscenities in England, maybe.