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20740 Re: Getting Ready For a Trip and . . . %@@#$!
   Have you pulled the washer out yet and make sure the drain pipe coming... 		capt_nemo   6TH POPE   29 Jul 2021
 12:14 AM
20737 Re: Getting Ready For a Trip and . . . %@@#$!
   Decomposed > I wish I could say the drain pipe was merely clogged. Tha... 		Zimbler0   6TH POPE   28 Jul 2021
 11:28 PM
20734 Re: Getting Ready For a Trip and . . . %@@#$!
   do ya have a creek on or near the property? An old washboard and some... 		micro   6TH POPE   28 Jul 2021
 10:32 PM

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Re: Getting Ready For a Trip and . . . %@@#$!

By: Decomposed in 6TH POPE
Wed, 28 Jul 21 7:39 PM
Msg. 20729 of 60008
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Re: “In the floor, the running water chilled the pipe and perhaps other pipes it came in contact with, creating a major condensation problem.”That fancy explanation for how my small upstairs toilet tank leak caused a massive amount of water to come down in my garage was WRONG.

Last night was exceptionally rotten. Not only was my dog in agony, dying and spewing huge quantities of bilirubin (he couldn't stand up to pee, but once the bilirubin started coming out on its own, it continued for the rest of the night) but I also had to do two loads of laundry because of all the towels that were soiled.

Those were the first two laundry loads since returning from Virginia. The big leak in the garage was discovered two nights before the trip. Guess what? Today the garage leak returned.

The leak then and the leak now had a couple of things in common. Laundry was done both times. And torrential rainstorms occurred both times. So I wasn't sure that wash water was to blame. When the plumber blamed the toilet, I was quick to agree. The leak could also have been caused by rain on the roof finding its way down a pipe.

But the second or third time I went to the garage today, I noticed that where I walked in the puddles, I was leaving suds. At that point, I was 95% sure the washer was the culprit.

I ran an empty load just now and watched the water pour into the garage. Now I'm 100% sure where the problem lies.

I wish I could say the drain pipe was merely clogged. That would be easy to fix, but I think if that were the case water would be backing up and coming out all over the floor in the upstairs bathroom / washroom. There's no visible water there.

So this is going to involve a damaged drain pipe and probably be costly. At least I know what's causing the leak.

I'm heading to Property #2 in a few minutes. My plumber will likely be there and we'll be able to talk.

Fortunately, I don't need to do any laundry for a while.


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