Well to put it in some perspective , it was the old men of the village that not only laid the pipe but also checked it thropughly and tested it at each stop cock, to make sure sealed , so calling them elderly experts was a kindnessand it showed me that the older generation here do think, unlike their younger counterparts, same as a Poer propblem I had the older man inspected the connection and told me useless, very quickly used NEW ( up-to-date cabling ) rejoined my power to the grid, narry a problem since .
One may laugh but it is still working, more than can be said for the town water which according to a neighbour is muddy and horrible. , I smiled in sympathy then through my friend told him what was wrong, he has gone off to the PWA and complained. We wait with bated breath for a knee jerk fix .