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humfrz · 03-27-2019, 02:18 AM

Getting back to talking about shit.

I'm too damn old for this shit.

I noticed a water leak in our guest (the granddaughters) bathroom toilet.

So, I went down under the house, in the unfinished part of the basement, to see if/where the water was coming through the floor. Yep, I found it.

While I was down there I caught a whiff of "septic". Wait, we are on sewer, how could that be! So, armed with my trusty military mag light, I followed my nose to a dug out part of the unfinished basement.

DAMD - it looked like a open septic tank next to the foundation where the drain (yes, and sewer) pipes converge into the clean out "T" that goes out the side sewer line.

OK, I went and put on my hip boots and looked closer. Sure enough the 4" PVC main line that hooked into the "T" was leaking - leaking A LOT!

Of course this was last Saturday - don't things like this ALWAYS happen on the weekend. So, I called my son-in-laws father (who is a plumber - retired) for some advice - he never returned my call. I knew my son-in-law wouldn't be any help, he can't even empty a litter box without gagging.

So, equipped with a roll of duck tape and a bunch of rags, I put a "band aid" on where the pipe was split open. Well, that slowed the flow to a dribble.

Meanwhile, I fixed the toilet leak.

Then I went up to the hardware store and got some JB Weld epoxy putty and some JB Weld super duper epoxy type duct type tape. Yep, got er patched up and it's holding - so far.

MAYBE, I will have a plumber come out and do a proper fix - depending how things go with the income tax lady next week.

Thanks for reading - I have no one else to talk about this with - mrs humfrz just shudders and shakes her head.

humfrz

03-27-2019, 02:18 AM	#54492
humfrz Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: 2013 FR-S, white, MT Location: Puyallup, WA Posts: 30,409 Thanks: 29,793 Thanked 32,808 Times in 16,829 Posts Mentioned: 715 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Getting back to talking about shit. I'm too damn old for this shit. I noticed a water leak in our guest (the granddaughters) bathroom toilet. So, I went down under the house, in the unfinished part of the basement, to see if/where the water was coming through the floor. Yep, I found it. While I was down there I caught a whiff of "septic". Wait, we are on sewer, how could that be! So, armed with my trusty military mag light, I followed my nose to a dug out part of the unfinished basement. DAMD - it looked like a open septic tank next to the foundation where the drain (yes, and sewer) pipes converge into the clean out "T" that goes out the side sewer line. OK, I went and put on my hip boots and looked closer. Sure enough the 4" PVC main line that hooked into the "T" was leaking - leaking A LOT! Of course this was last Saturday - don't things like this ALWAYS happen on the weekend. So, I called my son-in-laws father (who is a plumber - retired) for some advice - he never returned my call. I knew my son-in-law wouldn't be any help, he can't even empty a litter box without gagging. So, equipped with a roll of duck tape and a bunch of rags, I put a "band aid" on where the pipe was split open. Well, that slowed the flow to a dribble. Meanwhile, I fixed the toilet leak. Then I went up to the hardware store and got some JB Weld epoxy putty and some JB Weld super duper epoxy type duct type tape. Yep, got er patched up and it's holding - so far. MAYBE, I will have a plumber come out and do a proper fix - depending how things go with the income tax lady next week. Thanks for reading - I have no one else to talk about this with - mrs humfrz just shudders and shakes her head. humfrz