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ONG bill has gone from 80 to over 130!!!!!
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<blockquote data-quote="GeneW" data-source="post: 3712571" data-attributes="member: 27284"><p>Yeah Buddy, I had a much bigger natural gas bill for a couple of months and couldn't figure out why. </p><p></p><p>I finally figured out why when I walked into my utility room and it was like walking into a sauna. </p><p></p><p>Did some checking and finally figured out that I had a slab leak. Turns out the Hot Water Line from the water heater to the rest of the house was leaking. Dang slab leaks!! My 2nd one here. My contractor guy and his plumber looked at it and decided it was in an area where it could be repaired, but it would have been especially more difficult and expensive because of a couple of stem walls etc. Ended up having a Pex run up and through the attic and down to another area where they were able to tie in to serve the rest of the house as normal. </p><p></p><p>I balked at the idea of PEX because I heard it would fail, but they assured me this was a different kind that swelled better and would not burst, which is a really bad idea in the attic and walls. That would suck too.</p><p></p><p>I've been told most if not all of the houses in my neighborhood area have the same problem, or will have the same problem with slab leaks. One poor lady has had 3 different slab leaks in a years time. That really sucks.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, it really ran up my natural gas bill. Apparently the hot water heater was running 24/7 due to the leak.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GeneW, post: 3712571, member: 27284"] Yeah Buddy, I had a much bigger natural gas bill for a couple of months and couldn't figure out why. I finally figured out why when I walked into my utility room and it was like walking into a sauna. Did some checking and finally figured out that I had a slab leak. Turns out the Hot Water Line from the water heater to the rest of the house was leaking. Dang slab leaks!! My 2nd one here. My contractor guy and his plumber looked at it and decided it was in an area where it could be repaired, but it would have been especially more difficult and expensive because of a couple of stem walls etc. Ended up having a Pex run up and through the attic and down to another area where they were able to tie in to serve the rest of the house as normal. I balked at the idea of PEX because I heard it would fail, but they assured me this was a different kind that swelled better and would not burst, which is a really bad idea in the attic and walls. That would suck too. I've been told most if not all of the houses in my neighborhood area have the same problem, or will have the same problem with slab leaks. One poor lady has had 3 different slab leaks in a years time. That really sucks. Anyway, it really ran up my natural gas bill. Apparently the hot water heater was running 24/7 due to the leak. [/QUOTE]
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