Joined: 09 Aug 2007 Posts: 1514 Location: Moorefield, WV
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Well, there's your problem! Posted: 01-31-08 23:43pm
As most of you know, I've been living
without water for about a month now. We've
now had two professionals over and all
they've told us is we probably have a leak
somewhere in the line. They spent a total
of 10 hours here and about $150 of our
dollars to tell us this. So we dug up the
line and found the ground to be wet. So
there was obviously a 'crack' somewhere.
Heat tape is basically the same design as
a heating pad, only it goes around piping
to keep it from freezing. We had this
wrapped around about 4-5 feet of piping
and instillation. Then on top of that, we
had more instillation. Unwrapped the outer
layer to find this...
That would be a melted pipe from the heat
tape. So trying to prevent something
caused a HUGE mess. That's about two
inches of pipe just melted together.
HOPEFULLY, after replacing this, we now
have water. I'll update after I get a nice
hot shower! (may be tomorrow)
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yellow ribbon
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Joined: 07 Dec 2005 Posts: 5554 Location: FL
Posted: 01-31-08 23:50pm
sure glad the professionals bothered huh?
id say thats a pretty obvious problem lol.
i hope yall get your water working and
dont incounter anymore problems.
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O0o0h_baby
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Joined: 12 Dec 2007 Posts: 674 Location: Northern California,
Posted: 02-01-08 00:10am
Glad you're getting that fixed finally, no
shower sucks!! ^^
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fairytale007
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Joined: 09 Jul 2007 Posts: 1379 Location: Denver, CO USA
Posted: 02-01-08 00:43am
Wow, glad you found that out before
something worse happened! Have a LONG
LONG bath/shower.
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Ayrshire-lass
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Joined: 29 Dec 2007 Posts: 655 Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
Posted: 02-01-08 07:57am
pft. hahahaha erm ive never ever seem
metal piping melted like that. :O:O
good to hear you found it though.
hope your waters back soon
xxx
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homerx
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Posted: 02-01-08 10:51am
OMG!!!!!!!!! What the****!!!!!! I hope
yall were able to get that fixed and I
hope you are soaking in the tub as I am
typing this!xo
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acruz
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Joined: 09 Aug 2007 Posts: 780 Location: Central, IL USA
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Posted: 02-01-08 11:32am
Oh thank goodness you all figured it out
sooner than later!!! I hope you enjoy a
shower!!!
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oh_mommy
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Joined: 04 Sep 2005 Posts: 3694 Location: vancouver island, bc canada
Posted: 02-01-08 12:44pm
i'd be soooo super angry after finding
this.... all that money gone
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Lilly Ivy
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Posted: 02-01-08 17:33pm
well... pipes replaced, but for some
reason, the pump is not building enough
pressure so no shower here,
but Earl's employer let us take a shower
at their office So nice and
clean for me!!! As soon as we get water,
I'll be sure to post about it!!!
Thank you!!!
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homerx
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Posted: 02-01-08 19:01pm
its always
something,huh???
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Lilly Ivy
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Posted: 02-02-08 11:20am
oh don't even get me started on it's
always something. Not even the water. My
friend had to drive out of his way to a
hospital to get an MRI. Because he had to
drive himself, they would give him travel
pay ($20 to help for gas). He gets there
at 4pm. Waits and hour and then come tell
him the MRI machine broke, THIS MORNING.
Didn't call, nothing. But because he
didn't get his MRI, they couldn't give him
the $20.
*sigh* everything is just downhill it
seems. Plus I think there's a mudslide on
the way.... (metaphorically speaking)
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Ingi
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Joined: 09 Mar 2006 Posts: 8723 Location: Grinning like a Cheshire Cat,
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Posted: 02-02-08 14:34pm
Why would he get travel pay? I've never
heard of that... Everyone goes to the
doctor...
Have a LONG
LONG bath/shower. 
so no shower here,
but Earl's employer let us take a shower
at their office 
its always
something,huh??? 
