Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Are you kidding me!

On Dec. 23 there was a knock at our door. It was Highland city water guys asking me to shut our water off because they were checking for a leak. Our water bill was already over $500 and our meter was spinning out of control. I got our water turned off and the meter was still running like crazy. Bob started digging thinking maybe our stop and waste had gone bad or something. They dug a hole and found the stop and waste was fine but there was a break in our main water line. The water was draining straight into the ground, not filling the hole at all, that is why we had no indication that we had a leak. Bob dug some more and found six, yes six holes. He replaced three feet of pipe, turned the water on and the meter was still going nuts. Long story short, there was some chemical reaction going on and the entire pipe was full of holes. It looked like a copper soaker hose. On Christmas eve we had to dig up our front yard. No plumbing supply places were open, finding parts was a nightmare, thanks to Steve Phelon, who had parts and Brad Jeffery who came and hooked up the new fittings, some of our guys, Bob and the boy's, we had water at 2:30 a.m. Christmas morning. Bob, Ty and Zac stayed out and buried the line so that it would not freeze. What a crazy few day's. I'm so grateful for my wonderful husband that was able to take care of us, I don't even want to think of what it would have cost to have a contractor come and fix the water line on Christmas eve.

2 comments:

Wilde Family said...

I feel so bad for you guys!! That really stinks! Glad you got it all fixed!

David and Jaycee said...

Hey MaryAnn! Thanks for your message on our blog. We'll be sending out Happy New Year cards TOMORROW. It's on the top of my to do list, so watch for it within the next week! What a holiday you guys had....I can tell it's never boring at the Tillotson's!
cyou soon!
jc