| [GMCnet] One needs water in the desert. . . [message #114226] |
Fri, 04 February 2011 17:05  |
Bob Maxwell+
Messages: 75
Registered: November 2010
Location: Belén, New Mexico
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The embers were finally out on my Wednesday night Virtual Campfire and the
temperature kept plunging here30 miles south of Albuquerque.
I awoke early yesterday morning and it was -15 and not a spigot in the house
had water flowing. Somewhere between our meter which is about 10' from the
street and 18" down and without any insulation 'cept the 2" plastic lid, we
were frozen solid. The NM Water Co service man came and told me the water
was frozen in the meter. He thawed it out. Still no water last evening and
it never got above +15 yesterday. Friday was to be warmer.
It turns out that the unused shed, the size of a "1 Holer" on the SE wall
has a tall metal cyl, that was originally installed at the same time as the
house was plumed. It did something but without any electricity or input of
chemicals.
The water from the street goes directly into the tank and then looped into
the top part of the tank and then into the house. It's old insulation
allowed the copper connections to freeze and one of them burst when it got
warm. I called the plumber's cell and the Water Co who sent a man to turn
it off at the street.
Dennis, our plumber, explained the setup but never has seen anything in all
his years like it. He replaced the split pipe and gave it a new connector
and put in a shutoff valve so we can shut the water off without calling the
NM Water Co. The shutoff is before the meter on their side. The cyl is about
15" in diameter. Do you have any idea what it is???
So, after 38 hours we finally have water again. A stream in the desert. . .
thank you Lord!
Adiós. . .
Bob†
Belen NM
Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved
body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "...Thank
you Jesus ...what a ride!"
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