Thread: Help! - I need a plumber!
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Old 07-28-2009, 04:18 PM   #15
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The house is fine. The leak was near the meter, quite some distance from the house. He patched it, at a cost of $1300. The supply line needs to be replaced, but we don't have $5,900.

The problem was caused by the really crappy plastic pipes installed when the house was built (35 years ago). The type of pipes used were illegal everywhere else in the US. The reason they could be used in Prince William County, IMO, is that the developer paid a lot of bribes.

P.S. If your water company offers pipe insurance, take it. I wish we had.
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