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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / June 2005[OT] plumbing grumbles
A couple of weeks ago, my sewer starting clogging up noticeably. At first, the only symptom was that, when I took a shower, the water would accumulate in the tub and take a few extra minutes to drain out. This soon turned into taking a couple of hours to drain. Then, the toilet started causing sewage to show up in the tub if I flushed the toilet while the tub was draining. I tried to clean the drains myself, using a "plumber's snake", but to no avail. I finally had to call in a professional plumber. $1800 later, my drains are finally working correctly again. The problem turned out to be that, when my house was converted over from septic tank to city sewer, 17 years ago, the sewer line was put in with too gradual a slope. This means that I may have such problems again in a few years, but I had the plumber make a couple of changes to the system that will hopefully make it easier for me to clean it out myself without having to call in a professional. I have enough money in the bank to cover the cost of the repairs, but I will have to change some of my plans. Never having had such a problem before, I had anticipated a bill on the order of $300 or so, not $1800. Ouch.  SignatureJohn F. Eldredge -- john@jfeldredge.com PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria Ack, that sucks :-( I'm sorry it turned out to be so expensive, hopefully you don't have to change your plans too much. Purrs, -- Britta "There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album > A couple of weeks ago, my sewer starting clogging up noticeably. At > first, the only symptom was that, when I took a shower, the water [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > problem before, I had anticipated a bill on the order of $300 or so, > not $1800. Ouch. Strangely enough, not being a plumber nor even a handy-around-house male, I can completely understand what you went through and sympathize! A few months ago, my son & his family, who live in a 1898-vintage 2-story house about a mile from me, had your identical sewage/drainage going on - but in their basement laundry room sinks, not in their bathroom (which is on top floor) and as water doesn't flow uphill, were spared your ordeal! BUT: they rent, and landlord had a series of plumbers coming for *over a week* with progressively larger snakes to clear the blockage...I was babysitting my granddaughter the day the last big truck came and success finally occurred: you should have *seen* the size of that motor-driven snake, plus all the digging in the back yard! I didn't even know snakes came that big; that's what it took pressure-wise to clear the pipes! We were just grateful my son didn't have to pay for it all - a small benefit of renting from an A-1 landlord; it was much more than $1800. But as you-know-who used to say, I feel your pain, John.... > Ack, that sucks :-( I'm sorry it turned out to be so expensive, > hopefully you don't have to change your plans too much. Purrs, [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] >> problem before, I had anticipated a bill on the order of $300 or so, >> not $1800. Ouch. > A couple of weeks ago, my sewer starting clogging up noticeably. At > first, the only symptom was that, when I took a shower, the water [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > problem before, I had anticipated a bill on the order of $300 or so, > not $1800. Ouch. Ouch, indeed! I hope the changes take care of the problem. SignatureJoy **Don't believe everything you think** > I will have to change some of my plans. Never having had such a > problem before, I had anticipated a bill on the order of $300 or so, > not $1800. Ouch. Holy cow! That's a big ouch. SignatureVictor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com >A couple of weeks ago, my sewer starting clogging up noticeably. At > first, the only symptom was that, when I took a shower, the water [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > problem before, I had anticipated a bill on the order of $300 or so, > not $1800. Ouch. Ouch is right. When we first bought our house, one week after we moved in, it had been raining heavily that whole week. My husband let the water out of the tub upstairs and it caused the toilet to overflow (with sewerage from the pipes). The whole first floor was flooded and we found out that: 1) Homeowner's insurance would not cover an collateral damage (carpets, sheetrock, etc.) only the pipes that (may have) burst, 2) Home warranty coverage would only cover anything contained within the radius of the foundation of the house (we found out the problem was with the pipe going to the public sewerage system), 3) The inspector couldn't be held liable because the pipes were working during the inspection, 4) The sellers couldn't be held liable for not telling us about the (ongoing) problem of the clogged pipes. It turned out that the pipe going from the house to the public system had become broken and clogged with tree roots. The plumber had to dig up the entire pipe running through our back yard and replace it. He was a fellow coon-@$$, also displaced to Houston from New Orleans, so he gave us a *HUGE* break by doing it himself on his own time rather than through his plumbing company and it *ONLY* cost us around $5,000. Whenever you have plumbing problems you're looking at a substantial cash outlay - and there's not a darn thing you can do about it except pay it (unless you own an outhouse!). Purrs that your pipes will continue to remain clog-free! Hugs, CatNipped Sorry to hear about your plumbing problems. Glad it was resolved. My mother also had a plumbing problem recently. The underground water pipe leaked. The plumbers charged over $1000 Cdn. I wonder whether her home insurance will cover it. But then they may raise her premiums once she file a claim. Winnie >>A couple of weeks ago, my sewer starting clogging up noticeably. At >> first, the only symptom was that, when I took a shower, the water [quoted text clipped - 47 lines] > > CatNipped > Sorry to hear about your plumbing problems. Glad it was resolved. > My mother also had a plumbing problem recently. The underground > water pipe leaked. The plumbers charged over $1000 Cdn. > I wonder whether her home insurance will cover it. But then > they may raise her premiums once she file a claim. My home-owner's insurance didn't cover it. Hugs, CatNipped > Winnie > [quoted text clipped - 49 lines] >> >> CatNipped > I have enough money in the bank to cover the cost of the repairs, but > I will have to change some of my plans. Never having had such a > problem before, I had anticipated a bill on the order of $300 or so, > not $1800. Ouch. Glad to hear everything's alright now, but sorry about the expense. Purrs for your bank account! SignatureMarina, Frank and Miranda. In loving memory of Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki That's horribly expensive! Purrs and hugs, SignaturePolonca & Soncek > A couple of weeks ago, my sewer starting clogging up noticeably. At > first, the only symptom was that, when I took a shower, the water [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > problem before, I had anticipated a bill on the order of $300 or so, > not $1800. Ouch. |
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