Well, I kinda own this one....

[glenwolde]

You need to replumb with Pex and that will all go away.

I once got a frantic call from the missus about the washing machine overflowing. It refused to stop filling. Water was pouring out the top. She did turn off the water when she found it. The good news: that house had the laundry in the garage.

I figured it was the pressure switch. Nope. It was a tiny leak in the hose to the pressure switch. $1.00 worth of vinyl tubing. It cracked right at the clamp that held it to the side of the drum.

 

[swsig]

Buy a carpet shampoo machine. It nor only cleans carpets, but it's great for vacuuming up floods. Your wife will love you for buying it as much as she'll love using it!

 

[Rotorhead1026]

The problem isn’t that this happened. It’s that she’ll never forget it, and she’ll never let you forget it.

 

[pharmer]

...... I ran to the laundry and found that I had not replaced the drain hose when I moved the washing machine back in place! Tried to blame it on the wife-said she should have noticed it-but she was having none of it.........

A Boss move, I will continue to try that every time. Never works but the "discussion" is always worth the price of admit. Joe

 

[Mule Packer]

First off, it could've been worse...a lot worse. Be grateful it wasn't a toilet.

I'm not a plumber, but a friend of mine is. He told me that there are only three things you need to know about plumbing:

1.) water always runs downhill

2.) pay day every Friday

3.) never bite your fingernails ​

 

[cherrypointmarine]

After 40 years I've learned a few things . #1 is to never try to blame her , it's always the husbands fault !

 

[STCM(SW)]

Woman are like elephants, some things they never forget......
Could be a day, week, month, year or 10 years ago!

 

[Telecaster]

My wife thought pressure washing the bathroom tile would be a way to clean it, till I asked her where all that water was supposed to go.

 

[Sistema1927]

It could have been worse.

You could have called a plumber, had him come out, figure out your problem in two minutes and then bill you $300.

And then, you would have said to him "I'm an attorney, but I don't make $300 for two minutes work."

And then he would have said "Neither did I when I was an attorney."

(Old joke that originally had a brain surgeon, but figured it would fit here. )

 

[SMSgt]

One word, "Doh!"

 

[Protocall_Design]

Woman are like elephants, some things they never forget......
Could be a day, week, month, year or 10 years ago!

Women make the best archaeologists because they're so good at digging up the past.

 

[rwsmith]

No...

No, I don't. But when our pipes froze the ceiling fell in from one end of the house to the other. Saturated rock wool is kinda heavy.

 

[CAJUNLAWYER]

The joys of marriage and home ownership. Never a dull moment. Especially when you're in full D I Y mode!

My pharmacist calls it "recreational plumbing".

 

[CalifEd]

Drill a hole in the floor, the water will go away!

Make sure you don't have a basement though.

 

[snubbyfan]

Coulda been a lot worse.
Took me hours to clean and disinfect our basement.