Resolution number two is "buy a larger mop!" Had a little excitement here at home this evening. I was just finishing up my after supper chores when I heard a large crunching noise coming from somewhere in the house. I was curious of course but didn't go exploring right away. However, a few minutes later, when trying to fill the cat's water bowl, I discovered I didn't have any water. So I went down stairs to the utility room and quickly discovered that I actually had quite a lot of water but is was running all over the floor of the utility room and play room. I turned off the water pipes but the water just kept coming. Called my faithful family plumber (my sister-in-law's brother-in-law) who listened to my rather panicked explanation of what was happening, calmly told me to turn off the breaker to the well pump and he would be right over. As soon as I flipped the breaker the water stopped flowing and I started mopping. Tom (the plumber) arrived in about 20 minutes, bless him, confirmed what I had begun to figure out for myself - my well pressure tank had sprung a massive leak. I should have know that rust around the bottom was not a good sign. He left, saying he will be back sometime tomorrow with a replacement.
I continued mopping and two hours later with dry (or at least only damp) floor all around me I decided I really need a larger mop.
The good news is the water doesn't seem to have spread to any carpeted areas. I'm really glad this happened while I was at home, could have been so much worse.
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