Last night I went downstairs to put somethings away and noticed a musty smell. It was the hot water heater, spraying water all over. There was standing water in one of the finished rooms, water all over the floor in the other unfinished rooms, that luckily has a drain so that captured the runoff so it didn't spread further.
We call the insurance company, and they can't even tell us if it's covered, just that them have an adjuster call us soon. So we call a flood service to come out and start the cleanup for the standing water and a plumber. The cleanup guy came with a camera and no equipment last night, and said he'd be back today, sometime. The adjuster never called, never answered when we called, but called us back at 530 this morning. I'm so upset, thus is going to be such a mess and hassle!
Post by dmorgendorffer on Mar 16, 2016 9:45:04 GMT -5
kartish Ugh, sorry for such a crappy night and having to deal with the stress up getting everything cleaned up. Was the area carpeted? Hopefully your insurance covers it and it all gets resolved quickly for you.
I am so unmotivated at work today. I spent about an hour this morning researching my bracket. I'm taking Friday and Monday off because we are going to SC this weekend for my SIL's baby shower so I actually have a lot to get done but I just can't focus today.
Post by cloe111479 on Mar 16, 2016 11:19:28 GMT -5
kartish, that sucks so much. I hope you get answers soon. My inlaws went on a cruise, when they came back -- the pipe above the Hot water heater bust when they were gone. Their washroom, bedroom, den, and kitchen all have to get work done.
Post by lilyelayne on Mar 16, 2016 11:33:04 GMT -5
Nothing much on the agenda today. DS and I took our daily walk this morning cause the afternoons are getting too warm. I bet pretty soon I'll switch to stroller walks instead of babywearing walks. Maybe not, though. I love how much we talk during walks when he's right by my ear.
Thanks everyone, the plumber just left, we have to buy a whole new water heater and buy a water pressure regulator, which apparently the previous owners neglected to buy. Our water pressure going through the pipes was 95 when then pipes have a max of 80, hence all our plumbing troubles we've had since we bought the house. Oh and still no cleanup crew, grr.
Thanks everyone, the plumber just left, we have to buy a whole new water heater and buy a water pressure regulator, which apparently the previous owners neglected to buy. Our water pressure going through the pipes was 95 when then pipes have a max of 80, hence all our plumbing troubles we've had since we bought the house. Oh and still no cleanup crew, grr.
That's sucks! I'm sorry you have to deal with this. Thankfully you have some answers now and can get the right equipment so this never happens again!
Post by dmorgendorffer on Mar 16, 2016 15:33:57 GMT -5
lilyelayne nice stash! Now that I've stopped pumping I've actually started using mine for daycare (mixing bm and wcm) and I've realized what a horrible job I've done at rotating it.
Yesterday I really wanted a cookie and I bought a whole bag of Tate's to keep at my desk. Except I don't have drawers at this desk so the bag is just sitting next to my monitor and throughout the day I've found myself realizing that I just ate a cookie. Not even consciously deciding to eat one but just realizing that I mindlessly ate a cookie without thinking about it. I think I'm going to have to put this bag in the community kitchen.
Well we are now the proud owners of a new high efficiency water heater! The water is gone and fans are running are drying the place up. We should know by tomorrow afternoon what the extent of the damage is. It was an expensive day, but I'm glad that this happened before we got the carpet in. But it has delayed the rest of our reno plans.
Thanks everyone, the plumber just left, we have to buy a whole new water heater and buy a water pressure regulator, which apparently the previous owners neglected to buy. Our water pressure going through the pipes was 95 when then pipes have a max of 80, hence all our plumbing troubles we've had since we bought the house. Oh and still no cleanup crew, grr.
If your pipe are PVC, consider repiping now. The regulator bought us a year before we had a slab leak and had to repipe the house. We installed the regulator for a leak at the street.
kartish so sorry for your troubles! A few years ago when chicago had the polar vortex, an outside pipe in our downstairs (no basement) bathroom burst. We were home but didn't notice it until a few inches of Walter covered the whole level. It's terrible to go through. But we got all new flooring, rugs, and basically a new bathroom paid for by insurance! They also had to do some drywall replacement. Hope it all goes smoothly for you!!
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