Doh! I Broke A Water Pipe

    Two weeks ago I was clearing out a planting area that was full of boxwoods and I was getting it ready for the spring. There were some old landscaping timbers that lined the area and were in really bad shape. I used a shovel to help pry one out, and to my dismay, when I lifted it up and out of the planter area water started bubbling up from below! I immediately ran inside to grab the pliers and then ran out to the water meter to shut the water off. In the video below you can see what the problem was and how I went about fixing it. Luckily it was a quick and cheap fix, but it sure startled me at first.

      This really may have been a blessing in disguise because it helped solve a longstanding mystery about our plumbing and the location of our water heater. Now that we know how this particular bit of plumbing is run, fixing it for good in the future should be much easier.