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Hello, have you had a good week?

RibbonsRosesRainbows — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 16:12:41 GMT

My hot water heater started a leak on Wednesday I guess and I have been out of my home since then. I sure miss my home. They have the carpet pulled up in the area and two funny looking fans under the carpet on top of the padding and it is drying........then they will have to come and put down the carpet again. I am glad it was clean water. They also have given me a new hot water tank but it is only 30 gallons which is not enough to take a hot bath in...........oh well...........I am still thankful.

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CelticCrafter — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 16:43:34 GMT

How big is your bath tub? That should be more than enough to fill it.

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stilltamn8r — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 16:57:21 GMT

30 gallons is standard for an apartment. Remember ,you don't use ONLY hot water when you fill up a tub, you MIX the water, so 30 gallons of HOT will probably make 50 gallons of bath temperature water. You can always turn up the thermostat in the Water Heater too, so it's hotter, and you use less of it...

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RedTop — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 17:23:51 GMT

R & R, sorry your week has not gone so well, but hope you are back in your home very soon. There's just no place like home!

Yes, it has been a good week for me and my family. Mom's follow-up doctor's appointment went better than expected, my husband and daughter had a safe trip to and from his out of state VA Medical Center appointment, I had a good medical checkup yesterday, and my younger daughter who drives a tractor trailer has not had to deal with any major storms in the area where she has delivered and picked up this week.

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Marianne1 — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 17:24:42 GMT

Be careful if you turn up the temperature of the hot water...burns and cost.

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hckynut — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 17:29:30 GMT

Hi RR&R,

Yep, pretty good week for us. Got a general contractor about ready to start work on our hail damage home, maybe next week. New roof/broken windows and all sorts of other damage. Beat up so bad they are replacing a lot of the siding and repainting the whole exterior of our house and outdoor shed.

Hope you get things fixed up in short order. Some companies that fix internal water damage use a vacuum type of machine to pick up the water and then some use a dehumidifying type of fan to remove the rest of the moisture. That is what was done when we had our basement full of water when a sillcock broke.

Take care now,

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Chalcedony — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 17:44:10 GMT

Unless you have a really large bathtub, 30 gallons of hot water should be plenty. Depending on how old your previous water heater was, it may have had substantial buildup of scale on the interior that limited its capacity to well below 50 gallons anyway. You will likely see a substantial improvement in the amount of hot water available and it's temperature with the new hot water heater.

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Mama Mia — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 17:52:23 GMT

At least you don't have to buy it yourself! Where have you been staying during the repair? Take care and I hope you get back in soon.

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gazelle77 — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 18:33:02 GMT

looks like our 15 year old BMW needs a new water pump.... probably going to cost with labor and tax about $1500. So the week ended badly......

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garmer — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 18:41:44 GMT

1500 for a water pump, OMG! I'd be crying about that one. That's really expensive, is it because its a BMW?

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missy1 — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 19:00:57 GMT

Are the owners providing you a place to stay? or are you staying with your boyfriend?

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garmer — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 19:17:17 GMT

Why can't you stay home, RRR? I put a new one in my house a couple of months ago as mine had also sprung a leak. Only took about an hour and I was up and running again. Be careful not to turn the temp up too high, it shortens the life of the tank. Yes, I learned this the hard way ;-(

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Catitude — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 19:18:30 GMT

Excellent week. Returned from a wonderful vacation.

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Puzzle Piece — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 19:22:51 GMT

My week was a challenge. Today I got some info that a very disagreeable person was fired where I do my volunteer work. I honestly felt a relief and I know that's not a nice thing to feel about something like that.

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RibbonsRosesRainbows — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 19:47:10 GMT

On 7/18/2014 RedTop said:
R & R, sorry your week has not gone so well, but hope you are back in your home very soon. There's just no place like home!

Yes, it has been a good week for me and my family. Mom's follow-up doctor's appointment went better than expected, my husband and daughter had a safe trip to and from his out of state VA Medical Center appointment, I had a good medical checkup yesterday, and my younger daughter who drives a tractor trailer has not had to deal with any major storms in the area where she has delivered and picked up this week.

Hello RedTop you did have a great week and so happy all is well with your family. I am going to check on my apartment when my friend gets home to see how things are drying. Thank you and all for responding and posting. So today is Friday.......this month is going by fast.

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RibbonsRosesRainbows — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 19:48:37 GMT

On 7/18/2014 Love Roses said:
My week was a challenge. Today I got some info that a very disagreeable person was fired where I do my volunteer work. I honestly felt a relief and I know that's not a nice thing to feel about something like that.

Hello Love Roses.........well I am glad you feel relief since that person is gone. I don't know why people don't have manners at work. We all have to get alone with who we work with.

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RibbonsRosesRainbows — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 19:49:26 GMT

On 7/18/2014 Opurrra said:
Excellent week. Returned from a wonderful vacation.

Hello Opurrra.......would you like to share with us what was the most memorable and fun for you? Any special foods you tried new?

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RibbonsRosesRainbows — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 19:54:35 GMT

On 7/18/2014 garmer said:
Why can't you stay home, RRR? I put a new one in my house a couple of months ago as mine had also sprung a leak. Only took about an hour and I was up and running again. Be careful not to turn the temp up too high, it shortens the life of the tank. Yes, I learned this the hard way ;-(

Hello garmer...........the carpet in the hallway was soaking wet........and the more I walked on it I was spreading the water.....so my landlord told me to stay somewhere else.......they put in two fans that blow water on the floor..........the pad was drying last night when I checked..........since my hot water tank is in my hall way to go to the bedroom or bathroom or kitchen I would have to be on the wet carpet so they said it was best to leave and not be on the carpet...........so I turned my air first to 65 and then yesterday I turned it to 72 I think. I will go back later today and see how wet the carpet and pad is.........then after they decide when to pick up the blowers they will have someone come in and put the carpet back down..........I did not know that raising the heat level would cause one to shorten the life but that should not matter.........he said he set it to 140 but I am going to let my boyfriend look at it because I like hot water and it is not hot at 100 degrees and it seems the hotter the water the longer I can stay in the shower. I will try taking a bath with the new hot water tank.........that would be nice because it has been 11 years since I have had a hot tub bath at home......only showers.

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RibbonsRosesRainbows — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 19:55:29 GMT

On 7/18/2014 missyw1 said:
Are the owners providing you a place to stay? or are you staying with your boyfriend?

NO they did not provide me with a place to stay and I know his sister so I am with her.

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RibbonsRosesRainbows — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 19:57:07 GMT

On 7/18/2014 gazelle77 said:
looks like our 15 year old BMW needs a new water pump.... probably going to cost with labor and tax about $1500. So the week ended badly......

Oh I am sorry about that but if you don't have any car payments that is not too bad.........I am sure you got several quotes. I think it is a lot of work putting in a water pump because they have to take out so much of the engine area.