Ah, the joys of home ownership

[Rich]

About 2 months ago I had water rinning down the street starting at my house. Called a plumber and he fixed a cracked PVC pipe. About a month ago same problem, but this time we couldn't find it so we replaced the line going into the house with copper instead of PVC. So, all told I'm out about $1000 bucks and two rods (traded a couple I don't use for a couple of hour's labor ;D ). Guess what? Noticed water out front, opened up the meter housing and it was full of water. Had the plumber back out but there was no water usage showing up on the meter, so we figured it was the water that was in the bypassed pipe draining out. I just went out and scooped all the water out of the meter housing and yep, you got it, ANOTHER leak. However, this one is not on my side of the meter, so it is the city's responsibility. At least i don't have to pay for that-directly any way. Now I get to see my taxes at work ;D

[Rob Mak]

you mean the city of san ann's great and over worked water department?? wow take photo's it may the only time you might see one actually move.

zooker

[zman]

Reb, did yall have a hard freeze this year or something?

[Rob Mak]

in san antionio texas wtl come man... use your head ... if it kills the grass it was a hard frost for them..


zooker

[Rich]

You got that right, Zooker!

No hard freeze, WTL-that would have been apparent real quick. San Antonio has the worst soil in the country except for California when it comes to the ground shifting. Foundation repair is big business here. My water pipes are just the latest victim.

[zman]

Zooker, wait a sec and let me teach ya something... ;D

The reason I asked Rebb about the freeze was because he is located so far south. A lot of times when folks in the warmer areas of the country are putting in water lines and especially sprikler systems, they think they can get away with barely covering the lines with dirt cause it never freezes - and then once every 10 years you get that freakish hard freeze even in San Antonio or Phoenix or Mobile or Gainesville and everybody finds out next year when they turn the sprinklers on.

Another common problem is people who don't know how to glue pvc try to do it without primer and don't let the pipe soften up, then you get some pressure in the line and you get a leak everywhere there is a 90 or a joint of some type.

[macgyver]

Hope they get it fixed for ya this year LOL. WTL is correct, I used to work underground construction, and if it aint deep enough it's gonna freeze and break. I have worked where frost line in Indiana was 36 inches deep(froze my butt off too). I believe you did have some snow this year if I'm not mistaken Reb. Don't know how cold it got, but perhaps just cold enough. NOTE, I will never have a house or main water line in PVC, it's too dang easy for it to break or freeze and crack. Copper or the newer braided type lines are much better. A little more yes, but not in the long run

Lizards

[BassNva]

i'll be moving into my new(to me) house june 15th...the house needs some work.but you know what's next if you ever bought a house...i think we should put a deck on,,and add sliders while we're at it....can we paint the rooms a different color....can we finish the basement?...and a zillion other ideas she'll get for sure..
but i get my own "fishing room" that'll be about 4 times the size of my old room...have to buy more stuff to fill it up. ;D

[macgyver]

[quote author=bassintom link=board=Tourneys;num=1117308286;start=0#7 date=05/28/05 at 21:42:51]i'll be moving into my new(to me) house june 15th...the house needs some work.but you know what's next if you ever bought a house...i think we should put a deck on,,and add sliders while we're at it....can we paint the rooms a different color....can we finish the basement?...and a zillion other ideas she'll get for sure..
but i get my own "fishing room" that'll be about 4 times the size of my old room...have to buy more stuff to fill it up. ;D[/quote]


Congrats on the new house, and YEE-HAW on the needing more stuff ;D

Lizards

[BassNva]

thank you grasshopper...i knew the "more stuff" would get you.

[fredhatch]

Tom why would you move? Werent you the one who posted a wonderful sunset on a nice lake in your backyard? Man if you are going up from that, I just found out Im your long lost son from that trip to Fl or Ohio back in the sixties. DADDY Ive missed you!!!!! 8)

[Rob Mak]

lmao now THAT is funny right there!!!





zooker

[BassNva]

no,,,i don't live on a lake with a wonderful sunset..i live in a very small ranch in a small town.i'm just moving to a bigger house in the same town..the kids don't want to move away.i have a small garden pond in my backyard with some koi and trout..sorry to disappoint you son..lmao ;D

[OhioBass]

I Live In The Suburbs

[Bassin_Dude]

tom, where did you move to?? nick, that is a halirious avater. PO-TA-TOES.....lmao ;D ;D

[BassNva]

i didn't move yet..on june 15th i am moving to the other side of town.

[fredhatch]

Thanks dad, now were going to the other side of the tracks. 8)