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09-05-2011, 07:27 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Leona
Posts: 6,382
M.O.C. #2059
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Water everywhere
The order for evacuation came last evening and sent us scurrying to get the rig ready to tow. Wild fires were within 3/4 miles of our site. The winds kept us safe and we did not evacuate, but were ready on a 10 minute notice.
Dianna decided to do laundry this morning. I forgot that the discharge line was off and the valve closed, so it didn't take long for the washer to fill the pipe and begin to run over. We never noticed until I went out the door and found water everywhere. Earlier preparations were validated.
The last time I repaired dryer, I sealed the closet floor with silicon caulk and installed a drain pipe extending below the belly pan. I did this just in case something like this happened. Well it paid off no flooding inside. All the water ran out the bottom saving hours of clean up.
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09-05-2011, 07:40 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: May 2003
Location: New Bern
Posts: 4,294
M.O.C. #311
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Love it when a PLAN COMES TOGETHER. Sorry for the almost flood, glad preventive measures worked.
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09-05-2011, 08:36 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: _
Posts: 5,238
M.O.C. #6337
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Sorry bout the flood, but even more sorry to hear you are that close to the fires. Continued good luck and prayers for all afflicted by this fury in Texas.
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09-05-2011, 08:52 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Fayetteville
Posts: 2,351
M.O.C. #6831
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Glad to hear both events turned out ok.
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09-05-2011, 11:53 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: sioux falls
Posts: 1,835
M.O.C. #2121
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So glad you didn't have to evacuate and that your preventive measures paid off. We really need to do that in our little washer/dryer closet.
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09-05-2011, 01:11 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Leona
Posts: 6,382
M.O.C. #2059
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It is a bit of a problem to do. You have to take the W/D out of the closet and then seal off the floor at the walls with caulk. The hole in the floor and the drain hose must be carefully done so as not to punch a hole in anything underneath, either black or gray tank. Doing it that way is much less costly than having a sheet metal pan fabricated. Today proved it works just as well.
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09-05-2011, 02:44 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Wappingers Falls
Posts: 1,303
M.O.C. #6263
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Maybe you could add a leak sensor to shut off the washer?
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09-05-2011, 02:45 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: South
Posts: 2,499
M.O.C. #5140
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Nice job! Maybe we could send some of this east coast rain to Texas?
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09-05-2011, 05:39 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: bloomington
Posts: 540
M.O.C. #10234
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I am glad you are safe from the fires and that the Monty is dry.
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