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The Curious (and Unsolved) Case of the Incredible Exploding Toilet
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Prior to a week away, Steve diligently completed his vacation checklist. This included but was not limited to: * Unplugging not needed electrical items, * Setting his Hot Water Heater to the appropriate vacation setting, * Overriding the programming on his heating/cooling thermostat. However, he could not have prepared for what he discovered when he returned home. ... He found a sheet of drywall lying on his bed, inches of water in his basement and rising. A toilet in a second story bathroom had well ... exploded... unleashing tankful after tankful of water into areas of the home down below. The end result ... 5 digit repairs. To this day, Steve doesn't know, and I am not really sure if I have explanation for it. I would love to hear *your* thoughts. Thanks. jb
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Published February 7th, 2013 10:07 AM
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