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08/18/12, 06:04 PM
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No running water!
Well...it IS running, just not where it is supposed to run! The main shut off valve in the house has corroded and is leaking even with it shut off. Hubby had to shut it off at the well.
We'll have the plumber out here Monday. All the plumbing needs to be repaired in this eight year old house and I'm hoping this will convince hubby we need a filter/water softener on the water pump. Our well water is corroding all the copper fittings on our plumbing.
It's funny...I have this huge urge to do laundry when I know I can't, why is that?
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08/18/12, 07:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Ravenlost
All the plumbing needs to be repaired in this eight year old house
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Eight, or eighty? An eight year-old house is effectively brand new.
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08/18/12, 08:11 PM
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EIGHT. Yeah, you'd think that, wouldn't you? An eight year old house shouldn't have roof leaks either, or have already had the hot water heaters replaced, or need new trim and painting on the outside, or need the porch railing and banisters replaced, but it does. This will be the third or fourth time we've had to have plumbing fixed.
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08/18/12, 08:27 PM
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I got it on farm status.
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Did you have this built or buy it finished? If I contracted a home and it was in this condition I'd be considering bringing suit against the contractor....
Sounds like he tried a little too hard to create job security!
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08/18/12, 09:27 PM
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We had it built.
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08/18/12, 09:33 PM
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I think that the PH of your water needs to be adjusted with some type of system. Sometimes water softeners won't do the job. Mine is done with Calcium and magnesium.
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08/18/12, 10:02 PM
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Check the last post in the link below if you want to fix the plumbing once and for all. A lot of copper, especially from China, isn't worth buying.
Rant - I HATE Plumbing
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08/18/12, 10:04 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ravenlost
It's funny...I have this huge urge to do laundry when I know I can't, why is that?
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I lose my water fairly frequently - frozen pipes in the winter, bad wiring to the pump (finally fixed a few months ago), and an on-going problem with some pipes that were set up originally in a really stupid way and kept coming apart (finally fixed, I think) - and the first thing that happens when I don't have running water is that I get really, really thirsty for some ice cold water out of the tap.
I always have jugs of water set aside but those just don't have the appeal to me as the nice fresh water from the tap.
But the thing is - I rarely drink water. Coffee, Diet Coke, and wine - that's really all I typically drink; about the only time I drink just regular old water is when it's really hot and my body tells me I need it.
But, boy, oh boy, I sure get thirsty for it when I know I can't have it. LOL
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08/18/12, 10:47 PM
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Possum Belly, our plumber told us we need a water softener for the water we have in this county.
Darren, plumber told us the builder used the cheapest stuff on the market. It will all need to be replaced.
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08/18/12, 10:57 PM
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That is the reason we went with PEX. Our area is known for eating pin holes in copper pipes. We love the PEX.
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08/18/12, 10:58 PM
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If you have to replace it anyway you might want to look at cpvc. My house was built in 87 and I have no leaks. Although it did sit empty for 2 years before I bought it and I did have to replace some because they didnt drain the system while it was empty and it cracked. With normal use though it should last a very long time.
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08/18/12, 11:46 PM
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It pays to do alot of research on the person you hire to build your home because it is most likely the largest expenditure you will ever have. Most builders have a reputation - either good or bad and for good reason....
Ravenlost, best wishes for quick and quality repair.
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08/18/12, 11:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Bat Farm
That is the reason we went with PEX. Our area is known for eating pin holes in copper pipes. We love the PEX.
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We don't have copper pipes. Just copper fittings.
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08/19/12, 12:03 AM
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Originally Posted by SageLady
It pays to do alot of research on the person you hire to build your home because it is most likely the largest expenditure you will ever have. Most builders have a reputation - either good or bad and for good reason....
Ravenlost, best wishes for quick and quality repair.
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We did do our research. They had an excellent BBB rating. We looked at other homes they'd built, etc. They've been in business in this area for over 30 years. We thought we'd picked well.
We think one of the problems was the builder was building himself a house at the same time. He just never had time to bother with ours...was never onsite, no one was supervising the crews, etc. It was a fight with him from the day they started and after they finished. I just wish he'd said he didn't have time to build our house and let us find someone else. Well, there are a lot of things I wish we'd done differently, but none of that can be changed by wishing and I can't go back in time and do it over. Although, if I could, I would NEVER build a house knowing what I know now!
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08/19/12, 01:43 AM
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I am having plumbing problems also, but the difference is I'm replacing pipes that were put in in 1910.
If you are using copper, be sure that it is "schedule 80" this is a thicker walled pipe and will handle stress better.
The knob and post electrical lines are next- they were put in @1905.
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08/19/12, 02:24 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ravenlost
We did do our research. They had an excellent BBB rating. We looked at other homes they'd built, etc. They've been in business in this area for over 30 years. We thought we'd picked well.
We think one of the problems was the builder was building himself a house at the same time. He just never had time to bother with ours...was never onsite, no one was supervising the crews, etc. It was a fight with him from the day they started and after they finished. I just wish he'd said he didn't have time to build our house and let us find someone else. Well, there are a lot of things I wish we'd done differently, but none of that can be changed by wishing and I can't go back in time and do it over. Although, if I could, I would NEVER build a house knowing what I know now!
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I apologize.  I didn't mean that you didn't do your research, I just meant that everyone should try and research their builder as much as possible. But yeah, that doesn't always prevent problems from occurring...
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08/19/12, 07:37 AM
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Have you contacted the builder about these problems? He definitely can't fix a problem he doesn't know about. Hopefully you get it all sorted out asap. Keep all your receipts (for plumber, parts etc) in case you file a lawsuit in the future.
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08/19/12, 07:55 AM
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You may also have an electrolysis problem.
Check the ground rod for the house (with an OHM meter).
And I would put another ground rod at the well.
Ask your electric company, they may check it for you.
If you have copper only in fittings then you should be able to replace them yourself.
What type of material is the plumbing? It's odd to use copper fittings then go to cpvc/pex.
jim
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08/19/12, 08:36 AM
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You may have a SULFER problem, because an eight year old house, is not old. Let me explain. After hurrican Katrina, my brother built a house. There was a shortage of drywall with all the building going on after the hurricane. Chinese drywall was shipped in. Several years after his house was built, the A/C unit had to be changed out. The copper was eat up. It was done under warrenty by the A/C installer. He did this three times in just a few years. They did not know what the problem was. Then he started having lighting problems. He got word that he had the chinese drywall in his house. He did not think he did, so he went up in the addict and looked uner the insulation at the back of the drywall. Sure enough, it was chinese drywall. The problem with chinese drywall, it is full of SULFER! The sulfer eats up copper. As I type this, his house is being gutted of drywall. All the appliances have to be changed out. On all the light switches, they have to undo the wiring from the lights, cut off the wire back to the insulation and restrip the wire and connect it to a new switch or recepticle. Everything with copper has to be replaced. The chinese drywall company is paying for this. It is over 90,000 dollars. So with all this said, you may have a sulfer problem that is eating away at your copper fittings.
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08/19/12, 12:32 PM
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I apologize. I didn't mean that you didn't do your research, I just meant that everyone should try and research their builder as much as possible. But yeah, that doesn't always prevent problems from occurring... |
No need to apologize! After all we've been through I agree with you that research needs to be very thorough when hiring a builder.
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