Hot Water Heater Mishaps

 As I stated the hot water heater

sprung a leak, from the bottom. 

My younger brother came to help 

with the issue. Problem, the 

value at the bottom where you screw in 

the hose to drain the tank, was 

all clogged up. 

It sets so close to the bottom 

that it is hard to slip a 

bucket under to catch water if we

were to get the clog undone.

There was no moving it

till water was drained off the tank.

We opened the top value, and leaned

it over to drain into buckets.

I have a great big 

plastic tub, like this one.

We filled it by leaning the 

hot water heater over.

Finally got enough off to be

able to slid onto the two wheeler 

and move out of the garage.

Once we had it there, 

we lowered it to the ground

and let it finish with the drain.

Mark went to Lowes and got

another one, installed it and 

had me up and running.

The damage had been done though.

With the unit on the 

other side of the BR, water came

under the wall and flooded the BR, 

and the carpet in the den. 

Yes, the same two rooms that the

sewer messed up.

The water was so deep that 

as I walked on the carpet, water

came up around my feet.

Rented a shampoo machine, to 

suck up the water. 

Three days, and hours, and hours

of time, I got up 7 gallons of

water. It was so bad that when I moved

the machine to a spot, I let it set there till

nothing else was coming up. I would move

it back a little and repeat. This took all 

day. But then the next day I 

would go over it again and what 

should have been dry was soaked 

again. So much water under the 

carpet that once dry, it soaked up 

more!!

Three days, of SUCKING.

I then went and rented a large

dehumidifier. Day one, I was able

to sit in the floor and not get wet 

but there are still a few spots. I 

figure that tomorrow, all should be 

done and okay! 

The moister also warped the paneling,

the dehumidifier is helping with 

that also.

YAY!

Storms possible today...

Along with possible tornados.

Amber is here to help with the 

last bit of things to do before

movers on Monday. I told Amber,

"great, a tree will blow over 

and hit the house!"

CRAP!!!!!!!!

My son called last night and 

when I said hello, I hear, 
"four more days"!!!

At which point I filled him in 

on the hot water heater crap!

haha

Pam