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...This isn't something you want to see.
Fonda and I got up at 3:30 this morning. She had to catch a 5:45 flight on Southwest to Miami to go on a 10 day cruise with a friend from St Louis. The friend is meeting her at the airport in Miami and they're taking a shuttle to the cruise ship terminal. I made breakfast and helped her pack a couple of last minute items while she took a shower. We were both in and out of the garage several times.
Her Uber ride showed up, and she left. No more than 10 minutes since the last time, I went out in the garage again to get a Diet Coke from the refrigerator, and stepped in a puddle. The water heater was blowing out water at a healthy rate. I grabbed a step stool and shut off the inlet valve, and the hissing slowed down and stopped. It couldn't have been leaking for more than a minute or two.
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The plumbing supply house I use is open until noon today, so I'm about to shower and head that way. The bathrooms are fed from a different water heater, so I don't have to take a cold one. The expense isn't too onerous, I think a 50 gallon Bradford White is about $450.00. Maybe while I'm working on the plumbing, I'll patch the hole I cut in the drywall two years ago while replacing the shutoff valve for the kitchen refrigerator ice maker.
In one of those coincidences that I'm sure caused the leak, two days ago I was wondering how old the water heater is, and an inspection of the label revealed a January 1993 date.
I guess it's a good thing we were awake when it happened. On a normal Saturday we sleep in, and the flood could have been much worse.
Fonda and I got up at 3:30 this morning. She had to catch a 5:45 flight on Southwest to Miami to go on a 10 day cruise with a friend from St Louis. The friend is meeting her at the airport in Miami and they're taking a shuttle to the cruise ship terminal. I made breakfast and helped her pack a couple of last minute items while she took a shower. We were both in and out of the garage several times.
Her Uber ride showed up, and she left. No more than 10 minutes since the last time, I went out in the garage again to get a Diet Coke from the refrigerator, and stepped in a puddle. The water heater was blowing out water at a healthy rate. I grabbed a step stool and shut off the inlet valve, and the hissing slowed down and stopped. It couldn't have been leaking for more than a minute or two.
.
.
The plumbing supply house I use is open until noon today, so I'm about to shower and head that way. The bathrooms are fed from a different water heater, so I don't have to take a cold one. The expense isn't too onerous, I think a 50 gallon Bradford White is about $450.00. Maybe while I'm working on the plumbing, I'll patch the hole I cut in the drywall two years ago while replacing the shutoff valve for the kitchen refrigerator ice maker.
In one of those coincidences that I'm sure caused the leak, two days ago I was wondering how old the water heater is, and an inspection of the label revealed a January 1993 date.
I guess it's a good thing we were awake when it happened. On a normal Saturday we sleep in, and the flood could have been much worse.