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How to know if you have a busted pipe
Posted on 2/21/21 at 8:40 am
Posted on 2/21/21 at 8:40 am
I turned my water back on today and it seems to be fine. Amateur visual inspection of the pipes under the house (it's raised on piers) seems to indicate no breaks or anything. My bigger worry is the piping in the attic that was attached to the (not hot) water heater. Hot water is flowing but there has been some rough flow here or there. I'm assuming there is just some ice still in certain lines?
The piping from the water heater goes into insulation and I don't see any issues from the heater to that point. I'll keep my eyes open on the walls to see if there are any indications of water, obviously.
However, what are signs that I should be looking for other than visual to determine if there is a break? If there is a break, will there be enough pressure for normal water flow? Will there be vibrations or other physical issues with other pipes? Just trying to not waste time when I check on things.
The piping from the water heater goes into insulation and I don't see any issues from the heater to that point. I'll keep my eyes open on the walls to see if there are any indications of water, obviously.
However, what are signs that I should be looking for other than visual to determine if there is a break? If there is a break, will there be enough pressure for normal water flow? Will there be vibrations or other physical issues with other pipes? Just trying to not waste time when I check on things.
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Posted on 2/21/21 at 8:41 am to SlowFlowPro
You’ve got air in the lines. Open up all your faucets. If you have a leak in the attic, unfortunately you’ll know pretty soon.
Posted on 2/21/21 at 8:52 am to SlowFlowPro
We could hear water spraying from INSIDE our house for a burst under our pier and beam house. Not sure if it’s something in a wall or what but we knew with a quickness we had one
Posted on 2/21/21 at 8:53 am to SlowFlowPro
Turn off all fixtures and water flows. Go out to your water meter and watch to see if the triangle spins indicating flow.
Posted on 2/21/21 at 9:11 am to SlowFlowPro
Only ones I’m nervous about are outside faucets, and likely won’t know till we try to use one.
Posted on 2/21/21 at 9:25 am to LSUfan20005
quote:yeah i knew that one first. yesterday when it was getting sunlight i took off this insulated nylon cover + the insulated shell cover and let it thaw out. i opened it up (i've had my water off since the power went out) and some drips came. when i did the main this morning i could see that one producing without any issues so i was happy. then i did a brief under house inspection and saw no issues. etc.
Only ones I’m nervous about are outside faucets, and likely won’t know till we try to use one.
just wasn't sure about upstairs b/c of the attic issue and the fact that the water heater still had water and i was worried even if i turned off the main, forgetting to stop flow from the water heater may have been my downfall. so far so good
Posted on 2/21/21 at 10:06 am to HarryCallahan
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Turn off all fixtures and water flows. Go out to your water meter and watch to see if the triangle spins indicating flow.
This is the quickest way. Once toilets, water heater, etc are filled and all faucets are off go look at your water meter. The red triangle should be still, if it’s spinning then water is leaking somewhere
This post was edited on 2/21/21 at 10:07 am
Posted on 2/21/21 at 12:31 pm to SlowFlowPro
Did you turn it off at the meter or do you have an in-line valve to turn it off? If you turn it off at the meter, when I turned mine back on it has a little spinning wheel that only spins when water is flowing. I immediately knew I had a leak. Turns out I had 3.
Posted on 2/21/21 at 12:54 pm to lsuhunt555
the problem with that is that with our low pressure, my 2nd story bathroom is taking a while to fill so I'm assuming that may affect the arrow
i'll check it out shortly. so far no other evidence
i'll check it out shortly. so far no other evidence
Posted on 2/21/21 at 3:25 pm to SlowFlowPro
Is everyone else’s little triangle completely still? Mine is moving a tiny bit, maybe one rotation every minute.
ETA: Nevermind, it stopped.
ETA: Nevermind, it stopped.
This post was edited on 2/21/21 at 4:19 pm
Posted on 2/21/21 at 10:22 pm to SlowFlowPro
Here's a trick I learned a long time ago to check if you have water running when you think everything is shut off.
Take a screwdriver or other metal tool that's kind of long, put the metal part on a faucet in the kitchen or bathroom and place your ear on the handle of the screwdriver and listen to see if you can hear water running.
Sounds screwy, but it works like a charm. If you don't believe me, do this in your bathroom and have someone turn on the kitchen faucet just a bit.
Take a screwdriver or other metal tool that's kind of long, put the metal part on a faucet in the kitchen or bathroom and place your ear on the handle of the screwdriver and listen to see if you can hear water running.
Sounds screwy, but it works like a charm. If you don't believe me, do this in your bathroom and have someone turn on the kitchen faucet just a bit.
Posted on 2/22/21 at 9:41 am to SlowFlowPro
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the problem with that is that with our low pressure, my 2nd story bathroom is taking a while to fill so I'm assuming that may affect the arrow
You need to clear out your supply lines.
5 of my 8 lines had a slow trickle yet the bath tub had full pressure.
Removed the supply line and cleaned out the aerator, let the supply line run for a few seconds into a bowl to clear out the gunk, then reattached and voila - full pressure.
Aren't you in Houston also?
Posted on 2/22/21 at 9:46 am to SlowFlowPro
turn all the faucets off and watch your meter to see if it is still spinning or make a note of what the meter was showing and come back in thirty minutes to see if it has changed from your notation.
Posted on 2/22/21 at 9:48 am to Capt ST
Turn everything off and check to see if your meter is turning. The small wheel is very sensitive.
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