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February 24, 2005
Life in a slab house
Those of you who know me and Debbie, know about a lot of the issues we have had living in our home. We have put a lot of time, blood, sweat, tears and money into this house, to make it what it is today. Today, more tears, more aggravation, and more money. How much money, I am not sure yet. It appears that we have some problem with either the hot water system or the heat. It appears that a leak has developed in a pipe. The oil burner has been running for about 1 minute, every 5 to 10 minutes, and that my friends, is unusual. Now, under most circumstances that is not such a huge deal. You go in the basement, find the leak, cut the pipe, and you are done. 
Our problem is compounded significantly by the fact that our house is built on a slab, that means no basement. Nope our house is on concrete, and all our pipes are underneath that. Got a leak? See if you can find it, jackhammer the floor, hope you have the right spot, dig through the dirt until you find the pipe, and fix the leak. We had a leak many years ago, and we where very lucky to find a plumber who was able to find the leak and repair it.
Now we have a new issue, and we are not sure where it is. This of course is pretty upsetting. and we are more then a little freaked out. Our original plumber has dropped of the face of the planet. Luckily, we have new guy, and he is quite good also. He is coming over in the next day or two, and we will have to put together a plan to fix it. I know whatever the plan is, it is going to be expensive, and worse, the house is going to get torn up (again). I'll keep you posted.
Posted by pmadsen at February 24, 2005 08:19 PM
