Thursday, June 18, 2009

Update on the Water Leak: It get Stranger...

This is the after post of the last two days of City, ATT, and Gas Company for whatever reason digging around my leak. My home warranty fixed it. Why did the company's have to tag my sidewalk and fence?


still after, not sure if I like the water meter sitting so high, but oh well



what did the tree stump ever do to you?


I will make them pay for tagging my fence. For real I called and they said I can file a complaint.

tagging the street, for what, why? Because I called in a water leak?


When all colors collide: orange plus yellow


more tagging, they tagged the stump. I wish I took a picture of the mud with paint on it!:

sidewalk:



I got the leak fixed. it was covered under warranty. That was the easy part...

Yesterday when the city came, they told me it was my leak. But remember the orange flag? That was ATT marking their lines.

Today when the plumber came, the Gas company had marked the whole strip to my side gate with yellow paint and flags. They even tried to painted the muddy water!

So of course the plumber was all, what are you planning? What are you digging?

I said I don't know! I called the city, there was a blue flag. Yesterday there was an Orange ATT flag. Today there is a yellow Gas flag. All because I called 311?

I called gas company and they had no records. I figured once I called the City, they decided to order a "diagnosis" of the pipes in the area in case it was their responsibility? But that is so costly. Anyway, here are more pictures, and I will make the gas company fix the yellow paint they tagged on my sidewalk, driveway and fence!

So I will post pics in a minute. However as I talk through this logic, yesterday City said my problem. Today Gas company did a survey. Was that a courtesy? I'm confused.

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Leak at the Water Meter: City says it is My Responsibility




Okay, I live in a 18 month year old house, and this happens. I noticed the water on the driveway and assumed the neighbor (the crazy hippy) was watering. But still there on Monday, so I called the 311 City of Houston line. They sent a crew out, they dug it up, and left a note saying it is not their leak but my leak. What the crap am I supposed to do with that?

I have asked the builder for the original plumber to take a look, at my dime obviously. My question is, I'm about to go on 7 days vacation. Can I turn the water off and it not affect the air condition? Does it need water? I can leave a couple of gallons for the cat, so that is not an issue.

Is it okay to turn the water off until I return to stop it and save money until I can fix it?