Damn lightning.

**deathgodusmc** · 07-21-13, 10:55 AM

Well true to form i opted for the lazy way out. I turned the water on and waited for a natural spring to form. Then put a pressure coupler on the pipe. Problem solved and 20 bucks spent.

**deputyfestus** · 07-21-13, 11:10 AM

That'll work fine as long as you were able to get enough pipe in the coupler to allow for expansion.

**Partyball** · 07-21-13, 11:12 AM

Originally Posted by deathgodusmc

So far no issues electrically but i did replace the panel and all the breakers last year during quakecon.

Im not a plummer so i had to ask people today and it looks like pvc pipe is what they use now for homes. So at least its a cheap fix minus the 120 the trench digger is going to cost for me to rent but ill be damned if im digging a 75-100 ft long trench with a fucking shovel. Taking a break from work before i kick this shit off.

"Call before you dig."

**deathgodusmc** · 07-21-13, 11:15 AM

Originally Posted by Partyball

"Call before you dig."

Well technically i didnt dig. I let the water pressure blow a whole in the ground for me. Plus all the shit here is above ground other then water lines coming and going. The houses in this neighbor hood even have propane tanks instead of gas lines.

**deathgodusmc** · 07-21-13, 02:51 PM

Just cant catch a break. I get the water going and my truck starts not releasing all the pressure from the front calipers. I just replaced the calipers so maybe the flew lines are going bad. They are the original one with 265k on them so i guess that the next step.

**deathgodusmc** · 07-21-13, 05:18 PM

Well so much for that idea. Its has to be one of the sensors or the control module. Maybe after work tomorrow ill just replace all of it and be done with it. I really see no downside to spending money to replace parts that are 14 years old with heavy mileage so what the hell.

**deputyfestus** · 07-21-13, 06:39 PM

I had the same prob once it turned out to be the master cyl one of the packing was deformed from age and not allowing the piston to fully release.

**deathgodusmc** · 07-21-13, 09:58 PM

Originally Posted by deputyfestus

I had the same prob once it turned out to be the master cyl one of the packing was deformed from age and not allowing the piston to fully release.

Also a good idea. I know my abs light has been going on and off maybe i should pick up an abs scanner.

**moving-target** · 07-22-13, 11:14 AM

Originally Posted by deathgodusmc

So far no issues electrically but i did replace the panel and all the breakers last year during quakecon.

Im not a plummer so i had to ask people today and it looks like pvc pipe is what they use now for homes. So at least its a cheap fix minus the 120 the trench digger is going to cost for me to rent but ill be damned if im digging a 75-100 ft long trench with a fucking shovel. Taking a break from work before i kick this shit off.

you could get some illegals to do it for half that

**dex71** · 07-22-13, 05:48 PM

Originally Posted by Guyver

Yours is?

It has to be up here. The ground freezez SOLID(as in as hard as concrete) for 3-4 months out of the year. Water lines here are 3-6 (some as deep as 10ft.) feet down, and come up in the basement floor. The meters are read, like Nuck's with a little RFID.

And DG........Check your smoke detectors. Then change the batteries, and check them again. If you do nothing else, do this.

Lightning usually won't affect your home's electrical system. The grounding via your utility, as well as the bonding of the electrical system of the house to the water system will dissapate a MEGA SHIT-TON of voltage. The breakers usually aren't affected.

It's the low voltage stuff that take the hit. The stove and oven will likely work, but the clock will be fried (assuming they aren't using the low voltace circuitry to control the elements). Check everything that uses any sort of low-voltage in your house....garage door openers, your furnace (start it up, and run it through ALL of its paces....heat, cooling, and fan), air exchangers, electronics, and most importantly smoke detectors. Smokes that are interconnected use a low voltage signal to each other so that if 1 goes off, they all should. That interconnecting ckt is what is usually fried, and you don't want to find that out the hard way.

If you do end up with enough to make a claim, add an electrician to the mix. Your insurance company won't bat an eye. The sparky will double check your grounding system to make sure it is still in working order, as well as checking, or just replacing all of your interconnected smokes.