Idiot neighbors.

[Alien Allen]

Well that would make sense if I had a clue that you were one in a billion that has a water heater in the attic

Oops I should have remembered you southerners do some weird stuff.

Up north you would avoid at all costs putting any piping in an attic let alone a water heater due to freezing.

What we have here is a cultural divide it appears

 

[AUFred]

I stay home alone most of the day so odd noises really catch my attention.

 

[rback33]

Lmao thanks for the explanation.... I, for the life of me, could not make the attic connection either....

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[Alien Allen]

Lmao thanks for the explanation.... I, for the life of me, could not make the attic connection either....

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me too

noises make sense but the attic did not

up north it is not the norm to run any piping thru an attic

 

[MoonOwl]

MsToe is on a roll w/the quips thumbup

 

[AUFred]

Had it not been for the noise with the pipes I would not known anything was wrong until I turned on the faucet. I think we are fixed up now. I have to go out in the rain now and bury the line.

 

[Tim]

That's another cultural divide as AA put it. Our water lines are buried at least 42" so cutting one is near impossible unless you are using heavy equipment.

 

[Thornless]

:24: Tim that was hilarious.

Fred, glad he paid it.

 

[Mystic]

Are you not paying attention???

His idiot neighbor was in Fred's attic doing yard work when he knocked something over cutting the 1/2 mile water line...

Sheesh, pay attention

:24:... i thought thats what i read

 

[Mystic]

The pipes enter the house in front of the window at my work desk. They rise up into the attic where the water heater is located. The change in water pressure made the pipes rattle which sounded like something falling.

ooooooOOOOooh ok got it now. Thats odd, water in the attic.

Had it not been for the noise with the pipes I would not known anything was wrong until I turned on the faucet. I think we are fixed up now. I have to go out in the rain now and bury the line.

Did he fix it or did you have too?

 

[AUFred]

He repaired it as his expense. I helped cover up the pipe this morning.

 

[Mystic]

He repaired it as his expense. I helped cover up the pipe this morning.

Lovely! :thumbup

 

[AUFred]

Now the hits just keep coming. Enough dirt got through the joint to kill the valve on my ice maker on my refrigerator. There's another $100.

 

[darkcgi]

im in the south an I thought it was weird the water heater being in the attic
I mean practically you want the water heater
somewhere that if there is an issue with it like leaking or exploding you would not damage the rest of the house
most people have them either in the garage or behind a panel in a storage room like closet or pantry and they put them right next to the outside wall

I was thinking the same thing about why did it make a noise in your attic lol

 

[AUFred]

im in the south an I thought it was weird the water heater being in the attic
I mean practically you want the water heater
somewhere that if there is an issue with it like leaking or exploding you would not damage the rest of the house
most people have them either in the garage or behind a panel in a storage room like closet or pantry and they put them right next to the outside wall

I was thinking the same thing about why did it make a noise in your attic lol

I think the waterheater is in the attic is an afterthought. They did not address it until it was too late.

 

[Alien Allen]

Now the hits just keep coming. Enough dirt got through the joint to kill the valve on my ice maker on my refrigerator. There's another $100.

you sure on that?

maybe the dirt is sticking the solenoid?

I would remove it and flush it and shake the crap out of it

or just try tapping it in place to see if it will free up.

Also you could check and see if there is a filter before the refrigerator. Sometimes they are installed as a protection against crap getting into the icemaker