About the time the last spoonful of porridge was consumed the Micro Manager arrived in a panic and said , "I hear water running!" Now in the last 50 years I'm sure she's heard water running about 5000 times. I usually check because I don't want water to get a head start on me.
The micro Manager zoomed downstairs as she was in the bathroom when she heard water dropping and thought the water was leaking down stairs under the bathroom..
I followed her downstairs at a more leisurely pace. We didn't detect water dropping in the furnace room. After bouncing up and down a few times , the micro manager beat it upstairs again. Once her noise was gone I discovered where the water was dripping. Yes, this time she was right . There was water dripping.
The little water intake hose for my humidifier had sprung a leak. So turn off the valve that controls water to the humidifier and the leak is over.
Fortunately we caught this leak right away and not much water had accumulated. Water was wiped up and a fan turned on to dry things up. We both wondered what would have happened if we'd been away.
Now comes the fun part...finding a hose replacement. The proper sized hose is tricky business. Pressure nuts are on both ends of the hose so the hose has to be one that fits the nuts and the ferule inside the hose. So far I haven't found a suitable hose.
Wish me luck.
Wow! It's good thing your micro manager has well tuned ears. She saved a big mess for you to deal with. Good thing too that you were home. Good luck finding what you need for the repairs.
ReplyDeleteWe were fortunate. Today we went to a guy who's helped us many times and he put together the parts and I went home and put them together. all is good.
DeleteGentlemen of your age often long for replacement hoses Red. Is there a suitable local business you could visit?
ReplyDeleteWell, today I went to my favorite plumbing shop and got the solution.
DeleteGood luck! I'm happy you found the cause.
ReplyDeleteWe had 20 mm rain yesterday. We're wet. Today, snow!
Got some good help and everything is back together.
DeleteHello, I am glad you found the leak. Good luck with the hose replacement. Have a happy day and week ahead!
ReplyDeleteWe were fortunate to find the leak and have now found the repairs and advice to put things back together.
DeleteWishing you luck finding that hose. Glad you found it before it became a problem.
ReplyDeleteWell, I've found the parts and been given advice for the solution.
DeleteBest of luck ... I think that I've spent half my life looking for just the right replacement part (or so it sometimes seems).
ReplyDeleteI know the experience.
DeleteThat'll be a headache. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteI had good luck and advice today and got the right parts and put things back together.
DeleteWow! Bravo for the micro-manager's good hearing! Hope the hose replacement isn't too much of a drag. Thank goodness you caught it early.
ReplyDeleteHose replacement turned out to be easy.
DeleteGlad you found the leak early. Good luck finding a replacement hose, I'm sure you'll be successful.
ReplyDeleteFinding hose replacement was easier than I thought.
DeleteGlad to hear it wasn't a worse leak. Good luck on finding a hose.
ReplyDeleteYou're right . things could have been much worse.
DeleteGood thing you caught it on time! And good luck.
ReplyDeleteWe were most fortunate to catch things.
DeleteMy husband is half deaf so in our house *I* am the person who alerts him to running water :)
ReplyDeleteI certainly hope you can find the part you need. It seems whenever something of ours breaks it's so old they don't make the parts anymore! All the best with that.
This humidifier is obsolete and parts are not made but we found a place that put things together to make something better than new.
DeleteThe MM is a good trouble detector.
ReplyDeleteShe put things together very quickly so there was no damage done.
DeleteI'm commenting a day late but I had to tell you that just tonight we had a leak in our house humidifier too! I kept hearing water dripping and went down to the basement and found it. We turned it off for now since it's late and my husband will repair it tomorrow. I kept thinking this was so familier and then I remembered your blog post!
ReplyDeleteWhen you own a home there is ALWAYS something needing fixing, isn't there. Good thing the MM has such good hearing. Much easier to clean up s small mess before it turns into a big mess!
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