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Duchess

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Water leak
« on: November 20, 2012, 04:41:27 pm »
Here comes the short version of having a water leak some where around the house.
All in all 4 plumbers came, 3 of them suspected the leak under my front porch where the main valve sits.
The first one wanted to open the front porch (he was 95% sure the leak was there), would have charged me max. 600$ but wouldn't have put back together the porch.
The second plumber also suspected the leak  under the porch. He wanted 1000$. When I ask him about the price he said that he would fix the leak AND put the porch back together. Now we are talking opening the porch 3x3 feet. I figured I could build me 2 more porches for "$400" extra.
The third plumber took the lattice off, took a look under the porch and found it bone dry. He wanted to email me an estimate for putting pressure into the pipe to make sure I had a leak and then go from there. I did not receive an email, asked him about it and I was told he couldn't help me.
NOW the 4th plumber & Don decided screw the leak and just put in a new water line from the meter along the house into the basement.
He came Friday, started around 11 am and was done around 4 - 4:30. Accidentally he cut through the Comcast cable but I can live without phone, TV and internet but I need water!
cable. Comcast came Sunday - live is good again ;)
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Re: Water leak
« Reply #1 on: November 20, 2012, 06:00:09 pm »
I don't know when your home was built, but many homes from the 80's and on up into the early 2000's had blue polybutylene pipe.  It was part of a major recall and for a while if the house was less than 10 years old, you could get it replaced for free.  Building codes eventually banned it.
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Re: Water leak
« Reply #2 on: November 20, 2012, 07:08:06 pm »
I think 2001/2002
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Re: Water leak
« Reply #3 on: November 20, 2012, 07:50:22 pm »
 :o
I used to have to go to the well, ~75 yards away, and bring back water 2.5 gallons at a time. Didn't need no stinkin' pipe.
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Re: Water leak
« Reply #4 on: November 21, 2012, 04:42:17 pm »
I know, I know Roger. You also had to walk 5 miles to school through 10 feet of snow  ;D
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Re: Water leak
« Reply #5 on: November 21, 2012, 06:36:56 pm »
Quote from: Duchess on November 21, 2012, 04:42:17 pm
I know, I know Roger. You also had to walk 5 miles to school through 10 feet of snow  ;D


I had to walk 10 miles to school, through 12 feet of snow, all 13 months of Winter, and it was up-hill in BOTH directions!

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Re: Water leak
« Reply #6 on: November 21, 2012, 07:04:19 pm »
Nope. No snow where I lived. Maybe a dusting once in a great while.
But I did have to swim through 3 miles of snake infested swamp to get to school.
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Re: Water leak
« Reply #7 on: November 21, 2012, 09:29:51 pm »
Looooooooool ....you guys are so silly ....  ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Water leak
« Reply #8 on: November 22, 2012, 11:27:50 pm »
Roger, did I mention the POLAR BEARS along my way...?

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Re: Water leak
« Reply #9 on: November 23, 2012, 03:19:11 am »
I had to swing from tree to tree to get where I needed to get!
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Re: Water leak
« Reply #10 on: November 23, 2012, 07:26:22 pm »
Polar Bears are great with mashed potatoes and gravy, a side of asparagus and cheese and good old home-made biscuits.

Donster, when did you get out of the trees?  :o
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Re: Water leak
« Reply #11 on: November 24, 2012, 08:05:28 am »
Quote from: Roger on November 23, 2012, 07:26:22 pm
Donster, when did you get out of the trees?  :o

Still in the jungle ;D

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Re: Water leak
« Reply #12 on: November 24, 2012, 09:09:31 am »
Quote from: Donster on November 24, 2012, 08:05:28 am
Quote from: Roger on November 23, 2012, 07:26:22 pm
Donster, when did you get out of the trees?  :o

Still in the jungle ;D

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Haven't you ever noticed he occasionally walks slightly humped over?  Always blames it on a bad back, though. 
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Re: Water leak
« Reply #13 on: November 24, 2012, 05:11:33 pm »
That's probably from carrying so many Fiero parts from his garage to the Fiero Parts Crypt/Sanctuary and back.
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Re: Water leak
« Reply #14 on: November 25, 2012, 01:08:05 pm »
Quote from: Roger on November 24, 2012, 05:11:33 pm
That's probably from carrying so many Fiero parts from his garage to the Fiero Parts Crypt/Sanctuary and back.
Actually, I walk bent over because it's from carrying the weight of the world on my shoulders! ;D
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