Should I have this checked? Water has been coming out of this crack in my front for at least two weeks.

9/9/2010 8:29:05 AM

front what?

is that a retaining wall or part of your house?

9/9/2010 8:34:36 AM

Where driveway meets street, sometimes the flow is heavier than others.

9/9/2010 8:35:24 AM

Nah, let it stay like that over the winter. Whats the worst that could happen?

9/9/2010 8:36:13 AM

if its leaking out from under your driveway you should report to the water company that there is probably a damaged pipe.

orrrrrrrrrr you can let it go, Whats the worst that could happen?

9/9/2010 8:37:46 AM

What if its a water main and it bursts, destroying Hunters Creek and everything in its path.

I have called the city but cant find the right number and everyone keeps transferring me.

9/9/2010 8:56:04 AM

that will probably happen a lot, just keep calling and waiting though. if its tied to your house and your water bill is high thats probably why

9/9/2010 9:01:55 AM

Flooding off of Kaplan?

9/9/2010 9:40:24 AM

your mom's been leaking from the crack in her front

....

9/9/2010 9:46:31 AM

Quit cramming Dasani bottles up your ass.

9/9/2010 10:11:48 AM

Check to see if it's a leaking pipe:
Turn off everything that uses water in or outside the house.
Check water meter to see if you're using water.

Check to see if it's groundwater:
Usually there is a stone coarse beneath the slab to help drain water. Check the elevation around the pad because there could be water flowing into your stone base and then pumping out of your cracked slab.

[Edited on September 9, 2010 at 10:39 AM. Reason : -]

9/9/2010 10:39:04 AM

^ It's a townhome community, so even if his meter isn't turning it could still be his neighbor's pipe that is busted.

9/9/2010 11:44:10 AM

say whaa

9/9/2010 11:45:49 AM

Yeah its a townhouse...I am going to check my meter only because I want to see if I am getting jacked on my water bill.

9/9/2010 12:02:46 PM

OMFG

9/9/2010 12:09:41 PM

9/9/2010 12:14:21 PM

I called again and they are saying it will take a least a week for someone to come look at it.....and maybe longer to figure out if I am due a bill credit.

9/9/2010 12:29:52 PM

9/9/2010 12:32:07 PM

water was included at my townhouse. you getting stiffed.

9/9/2010 12:32:20 PM

I just vacuumed the hole out to see how fast it filled back up and it was full again in like a 60 seconds, and that red triangle was spinning really fast, with no water running inside.

9/9/2010 12:48:41 PM

sounds like you'll be gettin some credits

9/9/2010 1:43:02 PM

Doesn't the credit depend on which side of the meter the leak is on? I always thought the homeowner owned the water pipe from the meter to the house.

Can you turn the water off? iirc, The old "t-handle" water meter tool doesn't work on the new meters, but maybe there is a valve in there you can use. If that's the case it might be worth filling all your pitchers/nalgene bottles with water and sticking it in the fridge for cooking and then just turning on the water when you want to shower & wash dishes until it is sorted out.

9/9/2010 1:48:25 PM

Quote :

"Doesn't the credit depend on which side of the meter the leak is on? I always thought the homeowner owned the water pipe from the meter to the house."

If the leak was on the other side of the meter, the meter wouldn't know there was a leak there, and you wouldn't get a credit.

9/9/2010 3:52:05 PM

Shitty pipes at Hunter's Creek? No....

I say this because of an issue with the pipes in the unit I lived in that it took the homeowner several months to properly diagnose and get straightened out. It ended up being root intrusion/damage in some sort of pipe junction that was buried about 5 feet underground, beside the walkway to the front door. Fun stuff--maybe your situation is similar. (Though our issue was causing backups inside the house, not a leak outside)

9/9/2010 4:01:26 PM

I think the meter is leaking.

9/9/2010 8:26:55 PM

Quote :

"water was included at my townhouse. you getting stiffed."

you know that when stuff is "included" in rent, they already have it built in to the price, probably higher per month than you would pay if you were metered and paid your true usage right?

[Edited on September 9, 2010 at 8:32 PM. Reason : ]

9/9/2010 8:31:57 PM

HOLY FUCKING SHIT BALLS

I got a door hanger when I got home from work saying its on my side and if its not repaired in 48 hours my water is going to be shutoff.

9/9/2010 9:48:21 PM

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9/9/2010 10:00:15 PM

oh man, i'd be like FFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

9/9/2010 10:09:00 PM

oh shit!!

9/9/2010 10:09:58 PM

I am like ooooh fuuuuck.

I am thinking about calling out of work tomorrow. I am not trying to find a plumber on Saturday.

9/9/2010 10:13:22 PM

Wouldn't that solve the immediate problem?

9/9/2010 10:14:57 PM

I vacuumed out the meter hole and sucked all the mud out and the leak is not anywhere near the meter.....it is somewhere underground between the meter and my house. Probably thanks to that beast ass tree next to the meter the line was broken.


FML

9/10/2010 12:01:29 AM

have fun dude as since its after the meter its your problem.

9/10/2010 12:37:15 AM

Quote :

"Water has been coming out of this crack in my front"

the baby is ready, rush to the hospital

9/10/2010 12:57:35 AM

If I were you, I would start digging that line up and following the line until u find the leak. I t would be cheaper for you to dig than have a plumber dig it for you.

9/10/2010 1:01:48 AM

Sounds like its time to shut off the water at the meter and start digging

9/10/2010 1:48:03 AM

I tried to dig it up last night with a square head shovel and got no where. I am going to have to get a pick ax and round shovel today and try again.

Turned off the water overnight but had to turn it back on today so everyone could get morning showers and its already swamped out there.

9/10/2010 6:59:41 AM

well, at least the water seeped upwards instead of slowly creating a sink hole that would one day devour the whole neighborhood

9/10/2010 7:08:30 AM

holy mother of pain in the ass

9/11/2010 6:40:36 PM

Well I can't say I feel your pain, because I'm not going to have to dig up my yard, but my water heater started leaking this week and I had to shut off all water in my house because the valve leading into the water heater isn't working (won't close, just twists infinitely).

So I feel your no-water pain at least.

[Edited on September 11, 2010 at 6:45 PM. Reason : ]

9/11/2010 6:44:28 PM

At least you didn't have shit leaking out of your crack

9/11/2010 7:36:14 PM

ttt for updates

well?

9/13/2010 12:07:39 PM

Dude, I had the same thing going a few weeks ago. In my case, it was just a shitty pipe that rotted out where it had been patched one too many times, but I went ahead and got the association to cut my tree out just in case. It wound up costing me about $2,000 before all was said and done.

9/13/2010 12:24:26 PM

HOLY MOTHER OF FML

10/4/2010 8:54:27 AM

you need to replace the whole line, you are going to keep getting new leaks everytime you patch one. im assuming the house is at least 30 years old, or somewhere around that?

10/4/2010 9:07:35 AM

Str8BacardiL i feel your pain

do get the pipe replaced

take care of yourself

10/4/2010 9:22:50 AM

Black Gold...Texas Tea...

10/4/2010 9:24:00 AM

the plumber that came does not have time to dig the whole pipe up today but he is gonna call me back with a price for the whole repair and probably do it later.

yeah the whole pipe needs to be replaced my house was built in 83 and its been patched multiple times, after he dug it up he showed me how many connectors were in it.

10/4/2010 10:16:43 AM

in other news... FREE WATER AT ^'S HOUSE.

10/4/2010 10:18:14 AM