McMansion Meets WetMansion

Sorry that we have not blogged yet this semester. It's been a crazy one.

To exemplify,  I decided everyone ought to know about what the McMansion woke to this morning...... a busted hot water heater.... spewing water. I wake up at 9:00 because Sydney's friends were leaving and I half-awake walk downstairs where I'm bombarded by Jess and Sarah because their hot water wasn't working.  So I figure that I should investigate. Upon investigation in the utility closet, all Syd, Sarah and I hear is water spewing from somewhere...... and the light won't come on. If you can imagine, out utility closet is anything but organized. There are 2 old microwaves, 30 paint cans, bikes, a christmas tree, 3 vacuum cleaners, broken shelves, and anything else you can imagine on the floor.... all in front of the spewing water tank that I must now reach. Using the handy flashlight on my iPhone, Sarah and I deduce that water is leaking from multiple places on the heater. In order to be safe, we googled how to handle electrical fires (in case that were to happen and the utility closet blew up)... While we didn't have the required extinguisher, we were prepared with the knowledge. After a few minutes we figure out how to turn off the water source and how to turn of the water heater on the electric box. The water continued to drain from the heater, but luckily into a little drain in the floor... Guess that water is going under the house. We'll just have to worry about that one later.

But now, half of the house is without hot water. No hot water in any kitchen and the second floor bathrooms are straight cold water. Luckily, we have a second water heater for the third floor and the first floor bathroom. So the McMansion can shower until we get a new hot water heat.... so don't be concerned about that one. The only issue now is we can't wash any dishes with hot water. House dinner involved all paper plates and utensils.... thinking smart.