JIM WELLER (1:123/140) wrote to STEVEN HORN at 20:53 on 09 Feb 2008:

 JW> I finally got my sewer and water operating after 12 days. I had to
 JW> replace all the copper in my modular's belly bag and the 50 foot
 JW> utilidor that runs over surface rock before the lines go
 JW> underground. And I still have underground breaks on one water line
 JW> so the circ pump remains turned off and I'm running a single line
 JW> with a bleeder. Plus I have a cracked lateral sewer drain so only
 JW> one bathroom is operational. But at least I have running water
 JW> again. The bills haven't been done up yet but this little
 JW> mis-adventure will probably run around $3500.

I sympathize.  We don't have utilidoors here. I don't have a bleeder either
as our subdivision has heated lines instead but a lengthy power failure
would have created havoc nonetheless.

But it got up to -19 today so things are looking up. 

Take care,

Steven Horn (steven.horn{at}northwestel.net)
Moderator, ALASKA_CHAT 
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