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I have a Hot Water Slab Leak =(

Started by ROBsS4R, July 27, 2008, 02:51:05 AM

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Popeye the Sailor

#15
July 27, 2008, 04:24:32 PM
Quote from: ducpainter on July 27, 2008, 03:38:01 PM
Plastic doesn't fail...it can't move encapsulated in concrete...it doesn't corrode.

You never heard of an earthquake on the west coast?
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#16
July 27, 2008, 04:26:24 PM
Quote from: someguy on July 27, 2008, 04:24:32 PM
You never heard of an earthquake on the west coast?
I'm kinda deaf...

and it's pretty far.
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TiNi

#17
July 27, 2008, 04:38:24 PM
Quote from: someguy on July 27, 2008, 04:24:32 PM
You never heard of an earthquake on the west coast?

SEE!!!!! i'm not worried for nuthin'  :P

thanks dave  [thumbsup]

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#18
July 27, 2008, 04:43:06 PM
Quote from: DuCaTiNi on July 27, 2008, 04:38:24 PM
SEE!!!!! i'm not worried for nuthin'  :P

thanks dave  [thumbsup]
Dave's a friggen engineer.

They worry about everything. [laugh]
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ROBsS4R

#19
July 27, 2008, 10:29:21 PM

What do you guys think about this...

Say I cant find the leak right away since its a slab leak.

How about if I put a valve on the hot water pipe so I can keep the main on and the animals can still use there water taps and I can still flush the toilets etc... And when I need hot water I can turn the valve on?
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#20
July 28, 2008, 04:14:17 AM
Quote from: ROBsS4R on July 27, 2008, 10:29:21 PM
How about if I put a valve on the hot water pipe so I can keep the main on and the animals can still use there water taps and I can still flush the toilets etc... And when I need hot water I can turn the valve on?


as you've read, i'm not an expert on this topic...
but THAT sounds like a PIA  :-\

ducpainter

#21
July 28, 2008, 04:25:08 AM
Quote from: ROBsS4R on July 27, 2008, 10:29:21 PM
What do you guys think about this...

Say I cant find the leak right away since its a slab leak.

How about if I put a valve on the hot water pipe so I can keep the main on and the animals can still use there water taps and I can still flush the toilets etc... And when I need hot water I can turn the valve on?

You may end up draining, and burning up, your hot water heater...

Depending on the severity of the leak.

Otherwise it would work.
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 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
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Howie

#22
July 28, 2008, 04:38:59 AM
Quote from: ROBsS4R on July 27, 2008, 10:29:21 PM
What do you guys think about this...

Say I cant find the leak right away since its a slab leak.

How about if I put a valve on the hot water pipe so I can keep the main on and the animals can still use there water taps and I can still flush the toilets etc... And when I need hot water I can turn the valve on?


I might do that as a temporary measure, but, besides the risk Nate mentioned it is a wee bit hard to live like that.  If that type of construction is common in your area there must be someone good at finding the leak without chopping up the whole slab.

ROBsS4R

#23
July 28, 2008, 04:52:14 AM

I have a call out to a leak detection company.

Hopefully they can come out sometime today and find the leak.
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#24
July 28, 2008, 05:23:53 AM
Quote from: ROBsS4R on July 28, 2008, 04:52:14 AM
I have a call out to a leak detection company.

Hopefully they can come out sometime today and find the leak.

Well let us know what they find Rob
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#25
July 28, 2008, 11:37:20 AM

They will be out tomorrow morning.

In the mean time I am have the valve on the water heater turned off so I have cold water.

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#26
July 28, 2008, 03:54:31 PM
Quote from: ROBsS4R on July 28, 2008, 11:37:20 AM
They will be out tomorrow morning.

In the mean time I am have the valve on the water heater turned off so I have cold water.


Turn off the breaker too...

just in case.
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    is even more amazing than yours."
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    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
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ejw24

#27
July 28, 2008, 07:34:50 PM
Find a company that has a thermal imagining camera and have them come out and take pics of the floor.  I've used this a few times when we are trying to find where snowmelt piping runs.  The shots usually run a few hundred bucks but they can show you exactly where the leak is.  If you can't find a specific company for this try electrical subcontractors that work on main switch gear as they have to take these pictures when a building is occupied to make sure the loads are balanced over the breakers.
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ROBsS4R

#28
July 28, 2008, 07:36:52 PM

Thanks for the info.

I think the company I picked specializes in Slab leaks... I hope  :-\
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#29
July 29, 2008, 03:23:45 PM

Well they think they found the Slab Leak.

Its under my Tub area in the Master Bathroom. It also looks like my home owners insurance will partially cover cost which will help.

it appears its going to be about $2k to fix the issue. I am pushing for a reroute which is what the insurance company wants as well.

Then they say rather than paying for the slab repair they pay for the pipe repair which is normally not covered.
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