Gotta love water

ahlebik · 06/16/2010, 10:47 PM

When I looked down to unlock the front door there was water coming out from under the door. Panic set in as horrible images of my tank in pieces in the living room raced through my head.

Low and behold as I open the door there is my tank.... perfectly fine....

The culprit? The pressure line in the bathroom broke and pretty much blew a hole in the master bedrooms wall... filled that room up, then the hallway, proceeded to the kitchen then the living room.

So no the RO/DI unit wasnt left on. The tank didnt crack/break/fall... just a normal waterline that ruined so much... The skimmer cleaning better half just gave me a "little bit" of a hard time after the sigh of relief when I ran to the tank first before finding the leak and stopping it.

ryan_paskadi · 06/17/2010, 06:30 AM

Thats sucks.... Sounds like a good time to call your insurance agent and remodel your house.

TimGentry · 06/17/2010, 08:19 AM

Of course any normal saltwater loving hobbyist would run in panic to his fish tank first in this situation! makes sense to me. Fish and Corals first I say! Everyone and everything else are on their own!

nmnative · 06/17/2010, 09:08 AM

Glad to hear that it wasn't your tank, but is still going to a big mess to clean up. Water can ruin so many things so quickly. Good luck with your insurance company, I hope they don't give you any trouble. I've been happy with the company I am with.

jmait769 · 06/17/2010, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by ahlebik

The pressure line in the bathroom broke and pretty much blew a hole in the master bedrooms wall... filled that room up, then the hallway, proceeded to the kitchen then the living room.

One of my worst fears!!

My friend in Alamogordo received a $600 water bill one month. That was when he discovered a broke waterline under the house!! This was a costly repair and he still owed for the water!! Hope all is well for you now!!!

Jay

ryan_paskadi · 06/18/2010, 06:25 AM

I left my water running all night. And now my back yard has about 5 inches of water sitting on it. Saw one of my pond frogs swimming on my patio.

psuedopimp · 06/18/2010, 07:48 AM

sorry to hear about the damage to your house.

last january when i put in my sprinkler system, i tied into the main with a ball valve and sometime in the middle of the night it popped off, filled up all the trenches and left about 4 inches of water in my back yard.
the water bill wasn't that bad, it was redoing the trenches in that heavy clay that was the worst part, and since they determin your sewer usage in that month, our waste water bill was high all year.

someone told me that you can go to the utilities and explain that you had a leak and they may not clear your bill, but they may spread it out over a couple of months

ahlebik · 06/18/2010, 09:33 PM

Pulled up the carpet and ran fans under it for 2 days. The dehumidifiers been running around the clock. Its the water/electric bill thats going to be rough.

The area under my tank didnt appear to get wet... Im glad I would hate to have it go through the floor.

Guess I will have to wait on the next tank purchase... unless someone gets the rose off the glass and gives me a call... *wink wink*

06/16/2010, 10:47 PM	#1
ahlebik Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Las Cruces Posts: 321	Gotta love water When I looked down to unlock the front door there was water coming out from under the door. Panic set in as horrible images of my tank in pieces in the living room raced through my head. Low and behold as I open the door there is my tank.... perfectly fine.... The culprit? The pressure line in the bathroom broke and pretty much blew a hole in the master bedrooms wall... filled that room up, then the hallway, proceeded to the kitchen then the living room. So no the RO/DI unit wasnt left on. The tank didnt crack/break/fall... just a normal waterline that ruined so much... The skimmer cleaning better half just gave me a "little bit" of a hard time after the sigh of relief when I ran to the tank first before finding the leak and stopping it.

06/17/2010, 08:19 AM	#3
TimGentry Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: El Paso, Texas Posts: 912	Water leak Of course any normal saltwater loving hobbyist would run in panic to his fish tank first in this situation! makes sense to me. Fish and Corals first I say! Everyone and everything else are on their own! __________________ [url=http://drugstore-onlinecatalog.com/]drugstore-onlinecatalog.com[/url] Current Tank Info: 100g Mixed Reef

06/18/2010, 07:48 AM	#7
psuedopimp Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: New Mexico Posts: 908	sorry to hear about the damage to your house. last january when i put in my sprinkler system, i tied into the main with a ball valve and sometime in the middle of the night it popped off, filled up all the trenches and left about 4 inches of water in my back yard. the water bill wasn't that bad, it was redoing the trenches in that heavy clay that was the worst part, and since they determin your sewer usage in that month, our waste water bill was high all year. someone told me that you can go to the utilities and explain that you had a leak and they may not clear your bill, but they may spread it out over a couple of months __________________ Any one can hold the helm when the sea is calm. Publilius Syrus

06/17/2010, 06:30 AM	#2
ryan_paskadi Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: las cruces, nm Posts: 870	Thats sucks.... Sounds like a good time to call your insurance agent and remodel your house.

06/17/2010, 09:08 AM	#4
nmnative Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Las Cruces NM Posts: 726	Glad to hear that it wasn't your tank, but is still going to a big mess to clean up. Water can ruin so many things so quickly. Good luck with your insurance company, I hope they don't give you any trouble. I've been happy with the company I am with.

06/18/2010, 06:25 AM	#6
ryan_paskadi Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: las cruces, nm Posts: 870	I left my water running all night. And now my back yard has about 5 inches of water sitting on it. Saw one of my pond frogs swimming on my patio.

06/18/2010, 09:33 PM	#8
ahlebik Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Las Cruces Posts: 321	Pulled up the carpet and ran fans under it for 2 days. The dehumidifiers been running around the clock. Its the water/electric bill thats going to be rough. The area under my tank didnt appear to get wet... Im glad I would hate to have it go through the floor. Guess I will have to wait on the next tank purchase... unless someone gets the rose off the glass and gives me a call... wink wink