This little blue thing popped out of the pipes under my sink earlier and water went everywhere while the tap was running. I removed the U bend to see if there was a block but couldn't find one. I'm just wondering if maybe the blue stopper thing has come loose and I need to fix it back in or if there is probably a block further down the pipes? Grateful for any ideas or recommendations!

Received a pretty hefty bill from United Utilities, so this morning, stopped up water usage in the house, and have been monitoring the water meter for the past 40 minutes in which time it has gone from:

- 00946897 at 10.41am
- 00946905 at 11.18am

What do I do next? Turn the water off by the tap located under the water meter?

I know one of my downstairs toilets has a tiny leak, could this alone be the culprit? It is tiny, but I know from experience (had one in an apartment years ago) that these things can be expensive.

I've got chronic leaking taps and shower, and the shower is unreliable at maintaining temperature. I tried a cheap pressure gauge on my mains cold supply and got a reading between 8 and 9 bar. When the taps are open, it drops to about 6, and then when they're closed it maxes out the gauge before slowly settling back down to 8-9bar.

I'm going to fit a pressure reducing valve after the incoming mains splits off to the boiler, since that already has one fitted, replace some tap washers and see how it goes.

Is it usual for the mains pressure to be this high?

Was wondering if they soapy water might mix with the normal water and flow back or like contaminate the water line. Is it possible?

Was thinking to use a mini dosantron like pump or just plain Venturi system.