Water, Water, Everywhere But Where We Want It

[kevin_standlee]

Lisa spent time this afternoon getting the washing machine leveled and connected to the water lines the plumber cleared up yesterday. Then she started a null load: no laundry, no soap, just cold water and high water level, just to make sure everything worked. The first cycle seemed to go okay, but then it began the rinse cycle and we heard the very unwanted sound of water splashing onto the floor. Lisa ran back and unplugged the washer. The drainpipe is plugged! When the washer started to vent, it backed up the drain pipe and started flooding the laundry area floor.

We mopped up the water — since it was just plain water, it wasn't particularly messy, just wet — and vented the remaining water from the washing machine into an empty plastic trash can, which I relayed (it took several trips) to the adjacent bathroom and poured down the toilet. At least the toilet drains properly. We'll have to call the plumber and have him back in next week so he can fix the laundry drain as well. We were both surprised that this hadn't been tested earlier.

I guess we're not yet rid of having to take our dirty clothes to the laundromat.

Comments

[jcbemis.livejournal.com]

makes me wonder if you'd have done better to buy something in better repair the amount you've had to fix in a year

[kevin-standlee.livejournal.com]

1. Something in better repair would have cost more than we could afford to pay.

2. Location, location, location. There are no other houses with the railroad view.

3. The house has what amounts to a 1-stall RV hookup. Most of the other places we saw that offered "RV parking" were what we'd call "dry" parking, not a full hookup. (We had to get the water/sewer plumbed in, but that was actually pretty straightforward.) This has made the place habitable from the first day we moved the trailer into place and gives us the necessary breathing room.

4. There's no telling what will go wrong with a house. Here at least most of the problems are known. The stopped drain was a bit of a surprise, though.

5. Lisa likes it very much, even though it will be years repairing it.

[scott-sanford.livejournal.com]

What Kevin said, and that most home owners go through this - although not necessarily all at once. The Money Pit is only fiction in scale, not substance.