On Sunday I arrived home to Struan Farm after a long weekend away (yes, of course Clifford was in the back seat...). John has drilled into me the need to check various parts of the property upon returning home, since as we know, things do happen.
I drove into our main entrance to check the Homestead area and Garden Cottage, then crossed the cattle stop to drive up our farm track to the new(ish) house. But as I looked down to the Cottage, I saw a plume of water about a metre high near the Wool Shed. Oh Oh.
And so, in town clothes, I went to inspect the situation. I remembered that there's a shut off valve near this tap and water tank, which I turned off, getting myself dowsed in the process. Once the water spray was reduced I was able to see a cracked PVC pipe. Yep, it's been freezing here. But while the water was much reduced, there was still water leaking. And I couldn't tell if it was coming from the little tank beside the shed (which is basically rain/roof water), or from one of our main water tanks up the hill, which is filled by the pump from our spring (more of a major problem).
And so I rang John, who was still up north. He had me turn the tap off at the big tank up the hill, and that did stop the rest of the flow. So at the moment the Homestead and Cottage are without water, at least until the plumber gets out here to repair the cracked pipe.
Karen's Moral of the Story: Good to do a tour of the property after being away, to know how to fix things, and also how the water system works.
John's Moral of the Story: Karen shouldn't be going away!
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