Too Much Excitement

I put the washing machine on for a quick wash this morning and there was a sound of rushing water. All as normal I thought until Cathy drew my attention to the fact that there was water running down the middle of the saloon floor. Quite a lot of water. Luckily we had read the label that marked the position of the stop cock and quickly found it and stopped the flow of water. The pump was still running so we disconnected it at the distribution panel. The water was mopped up from the bunk room through to the front steps and the steps pulled out to reveal the to cover

over the pump filter had cracked right across:

We called Michael at Mill Wharf as this was definitely a guarantee issue. He came straight out and met us at bridge 54 at Polesworth with a spare cover. The old one was very difficult to remove: it was attached much too tightly - probably the reason it broke. The pump was fine and we were on our way again.

While we were waiting we were passed by Uisce of the Floating Abode blog.

Moored tonight at Drayton Footbridge on the Birmingham and Fazeley canal.