First of all, thanks for all the well wishes folks, I do appreciate it.

That's what Allstate has done for us so far.

That's what they were doing last night. Fans ALL OVER the house as well as two dehumidifiers.

 

This is definitely a risk if your appliances are in the house. I woke up one morning to find that my water heater hose had failed, but at least the water was only running across my concrete garage floor.

 

We've seen this incident twice in our Condo complex, with serious consequences. People who don't live here full-time have trained themselves to turn off their water supply, when they are away. We have urged homeowners to inspect and replace regularly. One incident involved over 800k gallons. We have since turned our water off after every use of the washing machine, even though the equipment is brand new. An overreaction I'm sure but not a big hassle either.

 

Ouch! That could test the limits of your insurance's liability coverage.

 

You know, I think the building master insurance ended up covering the damage, but I'm not sure. I was surprised. Maybe they split it up with his insurance company. In any event, it was a VERY large bill!

 

Really sorry to hear this...Seems much more common than most peeps think....!!! Happened to us last year in February...the 9th to be exact...Bitter cold out...!!! I had just left for work, on a Saturday morn...early, like 4AM...I made a habit of not turning on my cell, till around 6AM....My other half was sleeping and heard this hissing noise....she got up to investigate...almost immediatly the "Drain valve" to the hot water heater exploded off the unit..( about 15 years old )It was the old, nylon / plastic kind.... She tried to call me, but to no avail...!!!! She knew what to do, ( turn-off ) the water supply....but the water valve had soooo much corosion and lime deposits on it...that was impossible..The water heater and furnace are located in our hall-way...No basement...!!! Needless to say...the water ran full blast for about 45 minutes till the fire dept. got there, and managed to get the main water supply cut-off, @ the street.... Almost everything in the house was ruined...all the furniture, drapes, flooring, carpets, hutch...etc. You name it...it had water damage...!!!! Our insurance company was "Top-Notch" about the whole ordeal...and it was an ordeal....They contacted a salvage company ( Serve Pro ) excellant company, by the way. They were out here, in just a few hours..to suck-up water and start the de-humidifiers, they tore-up the carpeting and ran huge fans, 6 of them, through-out the house...They drilled holes in the walls, tore-up all the base boards, and it was like "Katrina" in the house for 5 days...!!!!
After they determined everything was ok...no mold or what ever...the insurance company told us to get all new furniture, flooring, bathroom cabinates, drapes, curtains, hutch, entertainment center...and anything else that we needed...Painting the walls and ceilings....you name it, and it was done...No questions asked, and the cost was not a factor...!!! Thank God for Liberty Mutual...!!!!

This whole process took 3 months to complete.....plus we got a brand new furnace....!!! But I had to buy a new hot water heater...!!!!

So my advise to "ALL".....Please check your water shut-off valves too...and don't let your major appliances get toooooo "OLD"......
...........Please dont "Skimp" on the products that you purchase, either....

It is "NOT" worth it.....!!!!

 

Wow...what a disaster. We were lucky in that the building maintenance guys turned off the water *fairly* quickly, but I bet it ran full blast for at least 45 minutes. It blew at 4 AM, so the staff wasn't even in yet. It took the owners quite awhile to realize the water was coming from their unit. They were trying to mop hot water up in their kitchen (where most locate their washer/dryers) - not the easiest thing to do.

 

I learned that lesson too a few years ago when the hot water hose burst on my washing machine. Fortunately, I was home when it happened and got it shut off before any damage was done. I replaced both hoses with metal braided ones, and always turn the hot and cold water off after using the washer.

Also, I never start a load of laundry in the washer and leave home. I'm always there while the washer is going. That's another reason I live on the top floor of an apartment building...don't want the neighbor's water flooding me from above.

I cleaned up our house after a flood when we lived in Kansas City...what a mess! Water damage is very thorough...doesn't miss a thing. Good luck with your clean-up, gomarlins3

 

I dodged a bullet on this one a couple of years ago. I realized that the hoses were 20+ years old and replaced them with the the ones covered in steel braid before anything bad happened. But it was just blind luck that I happened to think about them.

 

We lost a washer hose about fifteen years ago.
Fortunately we were home and watching a movie.
At the rush of the water suddenly being on sounded a lot like the machine filling.
I quickly asked my if she had anything in the machine and ran upstairs to kill the faucets.

We got a few gallons instead of a real mess.

water is no fun. at least it is in the winter so the air is very dry and will suck up a lot of the moisture.