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House of Roberts

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6. My house is one story, and we found water supply pipes under the kitchen floor
Sat Feb 7, 2026, 09:13 PM
Saturday

were leaking and collapsed when we tried to use a pipe wrench even to hold them. They had corroded through in places. Our best bet was to dig up the supply outside the house and run a whole new main supply and isolate the old system entirely. Last Saturday, we were outside digging up the yard with a high of 24. On Sunday the high was only 33. Right now we have restored water to the water heater, the tub/shower, and the washing machine. We hope to restore water to the toilet tomorrow, but for now, we're flushing with two pitchers of water poured into the tank for each flush. Maybe in a week or so we can work on getting the hot and cold over to the kitchen sink.

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