Repair Man Two

Found the leak! How to fix it.

Saturday morning workout.

Well, the saga does not end.  The water pump just kept right on running and none of our faucets were turned on and all the toilets were filled already.  So after walking around the house and checking things out several times, Rod finally found that there was a wet spot in our front lawn and we had a couple of dry days.  So the pump was turned off.  Of course, I am such a patient wife I was all joy at not having water coming into the house all night and morning. (Said with a sarcastic voice, just in case you really thought I was patient).
  Saturday morning, Rod was up bright and early and ready to start digging.  In support I put on my jogging clothes and ran around the yard to get my exercise.  There really was only one shovel, so I really couldn't help with the digging. (smile)

Green pipes

Repairmen Two

Matthew Lind, the REAL repairman showed up and worked with Rod at deciding how exactly to repair the pipes and what kind to replace them with.  They replaced the galvanized pipes which we decided were only five or six years old with PVC, green PVC.
And I must say that the new part on the washer is great and we no longer have to put a towel in front of it.  Rod is still working on how to get the hot water to come into the washer.  But I am very thankful for the dry flows and the water pressure coming into the washer now.

Matthew and his family have been here for a year. They came for the year to help with repair projects for our MAF team.  It has been a very busy year for Matthew.  He has repaired his own roof on his house, rebuilt a wall from a fallen tree, built an IT building for our program, and helped two families move to new homes. Those are some of the major projects. He has been on call for smaller repair projects.  We are truly thankful for him and his family being here.  What is very exciting is that they are going back to candidacy to be full time with MAF.