Water Main Burst

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jaysay

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Its been on the North West News this morning that there's been a major mains burst affecting Accrington and Blackburn, at first it said 10,000 homes could be affected, but the last I heard it had been reevaluated to a few hundred. Everything seems to be okay where I am, but I've filled a pan with a bit extra to make sure
 
The water pressure is very low, but managed to fill a couple of bottles.

Thanks for the warning Jaysay, have passed it on to a few people.

Back to bathing in asses's milk for me.

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To be honest I heard it about 7am if I hadn't been still half asleep I should have put the warning on here earlier, must keep it in mind next time anything like that happens
 
Yes, Ma had to do her ablutions this morning with Baby wipes.......unable to have her morning cuppa....had soda water instead.

Just been up to see her and told her off for not telling me..........I could have taken some water up for her.
Back on now...well sort of.......just a trickle.
 
Ours is still on, i'm just on the border of Blackburn and Ossy.....anyone want any water?
 
I have seen two big water tankers on my travels this morning one bottom of ormerod st with water pipes running up scacliffe st and another on the end of fairfield st with pipes running up stevenson st to chester st , i wonder if this is out to do with it ??
ian
 
ian1 said:
I have seen two big water tankers on my travels this morning one bottom of ormerod st with water pipes running up scacliffe st and another on the end of fairfield st with pipes running up stevenson st to chester st , i wonder if this is out to do with it ??
ian
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Can't get no joy from watter buard, the recorded message quotes major burst in Burnley Rd, most of Accrington, Blackburn & Burnley supplies affected.
Thats a load of bull, we get our water from Dean Clough in Gt Harwood & from Mitchels, we used to be lucky in that if either supply was affected, we got water from the other, now since they've installed new by pass valves, round our are two years ago, we get nowt.
Retlaw
 
Just checked with Fire Station & watter buard did'nt even inform them that there was a burst, thats criminal. From what they now know the burts is somewhere near Martholme Grane, even a burst there, should'nt affect the West of Accrington or Blackburn.

Retlaw
 
flashy said:
Yep Rhyddings kids are being sent home early because of it
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That is the logic of headteachers, we have no water in school and most of our kids live locally so we will send them home where they have no water either :D:D
 
It would help if UU knew which town was covered by which postcode. Suppose thats what you get when you outsource to India :rolleyes:
Burnley , BB1/BB5

Start Time: 06.00 AM Wed, 28 September '11

Estimated Completion Time:To be confirmed

Symptom: No Water or Poor Supply


Reason: If you live in the BB1 or BB5 area of Burnley and you do not have any water or your water pressure is poor, this has been caused by a burst water main on Burnley Road. We have a team of engineers on site to carry out the repairs and we will restore your water supply as soon as possible. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
Update @ 10:20 - Our engineers are on site carrying out the repairs to a burst water main on Burnley Road and we will restore your water supply as soon as possible. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
Update @ 11:14 Our Engineers are working on restoring the water supply to the area. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.


Update @ 13:03 - Our engineers are on site carrying out repairs to the burst water main on Burnley Road , we aim to have your water supply restored as soon as possible. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.


 
Explains why the water pressure is so low at work. Took me ages to fill the kettle up this morning!!
 
United Utilities are laughingly saying that only a few hundred houses are affected. I think they're either hopeful or telling porkies, just because they've only had 150 complaints.

I know for a fact that the area is a really big area that is affected because I know people all around Ossy and Acc who are affected. Just because we haven't all bothered complaining doesn't mean we're not sat here with no water - we just know they're on the case and there's no point in telling them.
 
Gayle said:
United Utilities are laughingly saying that only a few hundred houses are affected. I think they're either hopeful or telling porkies, just because they've only had 150 complaints.

I know for a fact that the area is a really big area that is affected because I know people all around Ossy and Acc who are affected. Just because we haven't all bothered complaining doesn't mean we're not sat here with no water - we just know they're on the case and there's no point in telling them.
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My office off Blackburn Road closed at lunchtime for health and safety reasons (couldn't flush toilets or wash hands etc) so I'm working from home, no problem here but my daughter's is off up Dill Hall Lane.
 
Can any of you lot tell me if this is now affecting Church (Kirk)...the water pressure was OK this morning - what's happening now?
 
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