Thankful for this Messy Basement?
Absolutely!
Absolutely!
Let me explain. There was no hot water for my husband's shower Tuesday morning...
No Hot Water??
Uh, oh.
We raced to the basement... and yes, the water heater had "gone out."
No Hot Water??
Uh, oh.
We raced to the basement... and yes, the water heater had "gone out."
Don't you think someone would invent a bell tone or buzzer that would sound before something like this happens?
At any rate, there was a little creek of water that had flowed from the water heater across the south part of the basement, under the walls and into the carpet areas.
It had soaked about 1/3 of this area when we found it. Mr. Shady began using his shop vac and I ran to the phone to call our wonderful plumber/friend. Then I began using my steamvac to draw out water.
In the meantime, our wonderful plumber/friend rode up on his white stead (pickup), surveyed the situation and left for his shop to get a new, energy-efficient model he had in stock. Before you could say "Jack Robinson" 50 times (lol) or so, he had returned and began removing the old and replacing with the new!
It took about 3 hours of vacuuming before I was unable to get any more water out of the carpet. Enter our new dehumidifier and a couple of fans...
In the meantime, our wonderful plumber/friend rode up on his white stead (pickup), surveyed the situation and left for his shop to get a new, energy-efficient model he had in stock. Before you could say "Jack Robinson" 50 times (lol) or so, he had returned and began removing the old and replacing with the new!
It took about 3 hours of vacuuming before I was unable to get any more water out of the carpet. Enter our new dehumidifier and a couple of fans...
By 10:00 P.M., I was able to run around downstairs in my stocking feet without picking up a hint of moisture. Hurrah!!
The Old
The New
The entire situation could have been So Much Worse. Given that thought... I am Very Thankful indeed! :-)
