Anyone without water in Limk?

Builderfromhell · 28-12-2010 01:15PM

Anyone in genuine emergency need for water can PM me.
I can deliver about 250 to 500 litres of drinking water in my truck and pump it into empty barrels in house or possibly directly to tank in attic.
Don't want to do this unless it's an emergency.
A donation for diesel and time would be acceptable.

Hope this doesn't go against forum rules. I'm not out to make money on this.

May Feign · 28-12-2010 01:38PM

Builderfromhell wrote: »

Anyone in genuine emergency need for water can PM me.
I can deliver about 250 to 500 litres of drinking water in my truck and pump it into empty barrels in house or possibly directly to tank in attic.
Don't want to do this unless it's an emergency.
A donation for diesel and time would be acceptable.

Hope this doesn't go against forum rules. I'm not out to make money on this.

except your diesel money and ''time'' money, usually called a 'rate'

thats not gone well · 28-12-2010 02:07PM

from limerick city councils website

Disruption to Water Supply

28/12/2010 12:30pm
Generally there is no disruption to the water supply in Limerick City.
The demand on water in Limerick City has increased by over 50% in the last days and Limerick City Council is able to meet this increased demand at the moment.
There is no restriction put in place to the current water supply. However as a result of increased demand and a number of localized breakages there is reduced water pressure.
The areas where breaks have occurred are

Clonmacken
Ballincurra Gardens
Irish Estates
Ennis Road

Limerick City Council is currently working to repair these breaks.
If you currently have no water this may be because the ground has not sufficiently thawed out to date.Water supply to multistorey buildings may be adversely affected by reduced water pressure.
Limerick City Council's Emergency Line is 061 417833
28/12/2010 12:30pm Due to the high volume of calls related to water shortages you may experience difficulties being connected.

http://www.limerickcorp.ie/Press/DisruptiontoWaterSupply/

Mollywolly · 28-12-2010 03:34PM

Well, my river idea was a good one. 27 bottles of free water (albeit slightly cloudy) good enough for the toilets though. Still have some bottled left for cooking and making tea so we're alright there.

When we got back from our river adventure, found out that our neighbour's supply came back during the night, so hopefully we won't be too long now. If not, then.....hi ho, hi ho, back to the river we go

Berty · 28-12-2010 08:11PM

In my house in Newport

We had no water for 2.5 days or so then I got that water connection from the neighboureno and we disconnected this morning as we had lots of pressure.

Just in home now from a day of sales in Cork and I have found that the pressure is incredibly low BUT we still have enough water to refill the toilet albeit slowly.

North Tipp website just says Ballina is affected but apologies for yack yack yack

Myself and the missus are still in a much better position than we were a few days ago though.

Chong · 28-12-2010 08:11PM

Lads, our water just returned, tanks are all empty , how is the best way for these to be refilled etc? as they arent refilling? what do we need to do ?

Any ideas??

Clareman · 28-12-2010 08:48PM

If there isn't enough pressure the water won't go upstairs, there's nothing you can do to help that (short of installing a pump), but you can check to make sure you don't have any leaks or that the stop cock isn't frozen.

bjg · 28-12-2010 09:12PM

While I'm all in favour of using river water, there may not be a great advantage in filling the attic tank, especially if the water is at all dirty: the dirt may remain when the supply returns, and you'll probably be using it for tooth-brushing. More to the point (at least for me) is that carrying bottles up to the attic is a pain: anything to avoid extra work!

We were without supply for five days (house of five people). I tied up the ball-cocks in the toilet cisterns so that the attic tank wouldn't drain down any more (thus avoiding potential airlocks as well as keeping an emergency reserve). I found that watering-cans were best for flushing, allowing control over the amount of water used: a cistern delivers a fixed amount (which you could reduce by putting a brick in it).

Here's my crisis-management list: probably too late to be of use to anyone, but I'd be interested in comments and suggestions for the next time:

a) divide your water uses into what needs clean water (drinking, food preparation), what can use dirty water (flushing) and what can be postponed or done elsewhere (clothes-washing, dish-washing, personal washing: make your own choices!)

b) estimate how much clean and dirty water you're going to need for your number of people and for some days longer than you thnik the water will be off

c) buy bottled water, or use Council standpipes etc, for clean water. We sent a raiding party to Aldi and Lidl last Thursday and got 100 litres

d) acquire dirty water (water that doesn't have to be clean) wherever you can: gutters, river, neighbours .... A large block of ice in the wheelbarrow kept us flushing for several days as it melted slowly

e) protect the central heating system. If it uses a header tank, check it regularly to make sure it doesn't run short (which it might if there's a leak)

f) protect the rest of the plumbing by keeping at least some water in the attic tank

g) make sure the attic temperature doesn't fall low enough to allow pipes to freeze: leave the hatch open, leave a light on up there, install a heater near the tank

h) minimise the amount of water used for everything.

And my New Year's Resolutions:

i) get a plumber in the spring or summer, when they are less busy than they are now

j) get the supply pipes buried further down and force the Council to bury theirs too

k) install a system to store rainwater, and some way of extracting it if it's frozen. The details are a bit sketchy here ....

Any more ideas?

kendragon · 28-12-2010 10:09PM

bjg wrote: »

While I'm all in favour of using river water, there may not be a great advantage in filling the attic tank, especially if the water is at all dirty: the dirt may remain when the supply returns, and you'll probably be using it for tooth-brushing. More to the point (at least for me) is that carrying bottles up to the attic is a pain: anything to avoid extra work!

We were without supply for five days (house of five people). I tied up the ball-cocks in the toilet cisterns so that the attic tank wouldn't drain down any more (thus avoiding potential airlocks as well as keeping an emergency reserve). I found that watering-cans were best for flushing, allowing control over the amount of water used: a cistern delivers a fixed amount (which you could reduce by putting a brick in it).

Here's my crisis-management list: probably too late to be of use to anyone, but I'd be interested in comments and suggestions for the next time:

a) divide your water uses into what needs clean water (drinking, food preparation), what can use dirty water (flushing) and what can be postponed or done elsewhere (clothes-washing, dish-washing, personal washing: make your own choices!)

b) estimate how much clean and dirty water you're going to need for your number of people and for some days longer than you thnik the water will be off

c) buy bottled water, or use Council standpipes etc, for clean water. We sent a raiding party to Aldi and Lidl last Thursday and got 100 litres

d) acquire dirty water (water that doesn't have to be clean) wherever you can: gutters, river, neighbours .... A large block of ice in the wheelbarrow kept us flushing for several days as it melted slowly

e) protect the central heating system. If it uses a header tank, check it regularly to make sure it doesn't run short (which it might if there's a leak)

f) protect the rest of the plumbing by keeping at least some water in the attic tank

g) make sure the attic temperature doesn't fall low enough to allow pipes to freeze: leave the hatch open, leave a light on up there, install a heater near the tank

h) minimise the amount of water used for everything.

And my New Year's Resolutions:

i) get a plumber in the spring or summer, when they are less busy than they are now

j) get the supply pipes buried further down and force the Council to bury theirs too

k) install a system to store rainwater, and some way of extracting it if it's frozen. The details are a bit sketchy here ....

Any more ideas?

I know someone who got a wheeliebin full of water from a neighbor. I have no idea how he got the water out for use, probably a siphon of some sort, but thought it was a good idea for transporting a large amount of water for toilet flushing.

Berty · 28-12-2010 10:16PM

Nope. Water is gone now.

Apparently the Newport, through Castleconnel(possibly this area) and into Ballina water scheme has been switched off due to a major issue in Ballina(burst pipes I'd say) and the website says it might be back at earliest tomorrow morning.

*In case anybody else in these areas is reading this.

Here's the link.

http://www.tipperarynorth.ie/water/water_dis.html#23-dec-2010

Read their previous updates. blah blah blah - YOUR PROBLEM!!!

iceax · 28-12-2010 10:49PM

Still no water for us in Janesboro.. walked the dog today . and i saw 3 different point along the road and water is flowing from these ..cant wait to see how long will it take to dig these up and fix.

bjg · 28-12-2010 10:56PM

I stuck a watering-can under a gutter downpipe and used a siphon to transfer water to a bucket. It did work, but only until the levels equalised. And all the time I knew I had one of these, but it was about 200 miles away, so I've ordered another one for next winter. Does what it says on the tin and would have made life much easier.

caspa307 · 28-12-2010 11:08PM

in ballananty have been without water for a week now , neighbours on either side of me have water?

Precedens · 28-12-2010 11:29PM

iceax wrote: »

Still no water for us in Janesboro.. walked the dog today . and i saw 3 different point along the road and water is flowing from these ..cant wait to see how long will it take to dig these up and fix.

have water from yesterday (janesboro too). different mains i suppose.

kendragon · 28-12-2010 11:34PM

Precedens wrote: »

have water from yesterday (janesboro too). different mains i suppose.

We got water back (janesboro) this morning. Very little pressure though. Isnt reaching the tank in the attic at all. But at least we can fill our own bottles and get the washing machine/dishwasher going.

Precedens · 29-12-2010 12:33AM

well our tank was filling up like 1 and half day due to low pressure, anyway our shower heating battery burned, because with no water motor was running too fast, so we cant take shower. irony:rolleyes:

Comhrá · 29-12-2010 09:25AM

Mine returned at 05.10 this morning. I awoke to the music of my attic tank filling.
08.00am and I never thought I'd enjoy doing a big wash-up at the kitchen sink as I listen to the beautiful sound of the washing-machine starting up.

The things we all take for granted. Sometimes it's good to have a power-cut or no water for a while, if only to make us all more appreciative of the conveniences we have around us.

J.

AnCapaillMor · 29-12-2010 09:53AM

Woke up xmas morning to find it gone, backs fecked from lugging a 30 litre drum of water up and down the attic for the past 4 days. Found out we'd a burst pipe yesterday evening, thought the thaw was a bit too slow for us. Plumbers coming around today. anyways apparently wicks was flooded monday night so there's SFA joiners and parts for plumbing around the city.

Don't know if its true but did anyone hear that a certain station on the ennis road hiked up prices of bottled water by a euro on xmas day and st stephens, if true they've lost my business.

Berty · 29-12-2010 10:32AM

AnCapaillMor wrote: »

Don't know if its true but did anyone hear that a certain station on the ennis road hiked up prices of bottled water by a euro on xmas day and st stephens, if true they've lost my business.

I dont know how true that is but I was in a restaurant in Cork yesterday, Wagamama, and they had no water so were selling their bottled water for cost price. Thats not so bad unless you want to use the toilet as well.

NewDirection · 29-12-2010 01:01PM

In Dooradoyle, been without water for a week now.

I would have thought the thaw would have come at this stage? Any advice, or just keep waiting for the thaw?

AnCapaillMor · 29-12-2010 01:20PM

Call a plumber it surely would've thawde by now. Could be a burst pipe.

Mollywolly · 29-12-2010 01:25PM

Water finally came back this morning. Woke up at 6am to hear the tank in the attic filling up. I've never been so glad to hear that noise in my life! Was so happy we got up to celebrate with an early breakfast and a huge mug of tea. Oh, and did the washing up with lots of hot water - was like a child

Like Tippman1 said, we take things like water and electricity for granted and this has made us appreciate our instant water supply a lot more. At least we have a dozen bottles of drinking water in reserve, should it happen again.

My advice to NewDirection would be to wait. The thaw seems to get to certain houses first and you must be one of the unlucky ones

LB6 · 30-12-2010 12:23AM

http://www.dunphypr.com/?p=5334

Gen2 · 30-12-2010 12:29AM

Limerick County Council wrote:

In addition, due to breakages in watermains, unannounced disruptions to water supply can also be expected during daytime hours pending repairs of such breakages.

Fantastic, explains why the water was disconnected again 10 minutes after being turned on today.... Hopefully it'll last a bit longer tomorrow morning:rolleyes:

sioda · 30-12-2010 12:30AM

My water is back but crappy pressure living just off the roxboro rd anyone one else have the same??

Just worried in case worse problem

AnCapaillMor · 31-12-2010 09:48AM

Hurray got it back yesterday, the house was built in the 50's so piping was old. The pipe they replaced would've made a good flute if you ignored the rusty bits. There was at least 7 holes in it.

SupraSonic_26 · 31-12-2010 01:08PM

ours is on and off, its on enough to fill the tank then have nothing most of the day and evening but low pressure is this the council doing this ya?

kendragon · 31-12-2010 02:51PM

Water came back to full pressure for us last night (I'm in janesboro). I was out on the town having a few beers and my Wife nearly had a heart attack to see a fire engine outside our neighbours house. Turns out our neighbours pipes in the attic ruptured, flooding his house and the house to the other side of him.

We were extremely lucky it seems. Now have a full tank in the attic and toilets are filling...

Berty · 31-12-2010 02:59PM

Todayfm news today said most authorities will put water back on FULL for New years Eve and switch it back off in the morning.

I couldn't help wondering if it was because so many people would be drinking and needing the toilet or just a kind gesture.

May Feign · 31-12-2010 04:09PM

isnt it amazing for a country on the cusp of the atlantic who are used to the extremes of the weather is so underprepared for what comes our way whether it be the big freeze or floods

Anyone without water in Limk?

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