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07-10-2012, 09:40 AM
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Big Problems
I to like many of yall on this site go away for weekends to do some fishing with the family. Well this past weekend was a little different. Apparently a bad storm came through on Friday while i was at the pt and my house was struck by lightning. It jumped down into my hot water heater and then into my washing machine. Causing a valve to stay open inside my washer. So my washer kept filling up and overflowing till sunday when I returned. Flooded half of my house. Service master came in and pulled carpet that was in the bedroom and now has 8 fans and 4 humidifiers running 24 hrs a day to dry the sheet rock. Several of the walls are starting to dry but a few corners are still wet. If they dont start drying then I will have to start ripping sheetrock out. They said it could take 4-7 days of drying before we know something. The lightning also fried my AC, Cable boxs, hot water heater, Baby monitor, Modems, and all GFI outlets.
A little advice....May want to think about turning off your water when leaving town for a few days. Also...Service Master crew are a great group. They were at my house within an hour of me calling and have been back a couple of times a day to check on things. 
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07-10-2012, 10:14 AM
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Hate hearing that. But it might also be good that you and your family wasn't home. May have ended up with serious injuries. Hope things dry out for you.
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07-10-2012, 10:22 AM
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Sorry to hear it but at least you and the family are okay
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07-10-2012, 11:50 AM
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Not the same scenario, but you are the 4th person I know that has had a home flooded by a washing machine issue. Wow, that sucks. Good luck with the repairs and thank God for insurance!
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#8
07-10-2012, 12:30 PM
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The hoses [hot and cold] on a washing machine stay pressureized all the time. The hoses have an average life of 5 to 10 years. I had a 5 or 6 years old hose bust [cold water] during the night and woke up to the kitchen area having 3/4" of water. The water was starting to soak into the Den carpet. Changing a $ 10 hose is good insurance and peace of mind.
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