Should i claim for water damage..........??

A question about : Should i claim for water damage..........??

hey, i have a 3bed semi and was decorating the upsatirs bedroom. i took off the radiator to paint and in doin so distured the pipe near the value causing a tiny leak. i fixed it by tightening up the value joint.

the next day i went to work for and was phoned by the wife saying it was leaking. badly. she turned the water off but not before the heating tank, 5 gallons?, had empited into the house. water came through the living room ceiling underneath.

a plumber friend come round and tightened the value proplery and re-fitted the radiator, now all ok. im left with 2 L shaped brown stains on the living room ceiling. ive got a dehumidifier on and the ceiling hasnt 'bowed' or anything and the stains arent soft to touch.

im planing on letting it dry and painting it, first with oil undercoat then emulsion. if this is the worse of it im happy and lesson learned. although ive been told they could be lasting damage, electrics, damp etc and i should claim??

im a honest guy and dont want to claim for the sake of it but could they be lasting damage? and also how would i be fixed for it been my fault in taking the radiator off? although i have accidental damage on both my buildings and contenets and have never claimed

any help would be appreciated. thank.

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