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More than my share of issues.
ReplyDeleteYes, we have had a few toilet overflows....
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ReplyDeleteabfantom at yahoo dot com
Our sink was not connected to a sewer line! Unreal. Can't believe previous owners used it!
ReplyDeleteoh yes, the toilet get clogged a lot
ReplyDeletei just moved into this house not to long ago and..knock on wood......i havent had any yet
ReplyDeletetoilet was always clogged when the boys where little
ReplyDeletebeth clark bclark103@yahoo.com
Yes, the toilet has over flowed a few times.
ReplyDeletemore than i care to remember
ReplyDeleteOf course... backed up sink, clogged shower, overflowing toilet!
ReplyDeleteOne time the toilet overflowed because our son threw Lego down it, that was fun.... ;)
ReplyDeleteI overflowed the toilet.
ReplyDeleteOh, lots of times.
ReplyDeleteyes but luckily for me i live in an apartment and they have to fix everything lol
ReplyDeleteWe have always had plumbing problems at this house... I think the line to the sewer is getting overrun by tree roots! We even had the front yard torn up to put in a new sewer pipe. But, I think that the problems are under the street in our court before our line reaches the main sewer line... Grr!
ReplyDeletestonemedic76@hotmail.com
at our old house a pipe in the walls leaked and we had to cut in through our kitchen ceiling to get to it - what a mess
ReplyDeletemsboatgal at aol.com
Toilet overflow
ReplyDeletea few clogged toilets now and then
ReplyDeletemy nephew did something he thought was bad so he was trying to hide the evidence by flushing down the toilet ----- Paul T/Pauline T aka Paul Tran ..... emscout9 at Hotmail dot com
ReplyDeleteOf course! We've had some washing machine issues, shower issues, and sink issues!
ReplyDeleteyes we have had back up in our shower
ReplyDeleteYes, but I'd rather forget!
ReplyDeleteWe have a septic system, so we have to be careful. But, just the other day the toilet was clogged.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the chance to win!
We've had some issues like clogged toilets and even a clogged garbage disposal. Nothing just off the wall crazy though. Knock on wood.
ReplyDeleteLeslie Galloway (LesGalloway //at// hotmail //dot// com) www.facebook.com/GallowayLeslie
Nothing serious, just drains getting clogged. Thank goodness we rent so the landlord deals with this!
ReplyDeletejek9880 at gmail dot com
NOPE not a one debbie jackson
ReplyDeletedjackson1958 at hotmail dot com
just toilet overflows in the old house. NONE in the new house knock on wood:)
ReplyDeletejmatek AT wi DOT rr DOT com
We had the pipes in our bathroom
ReplyDeleteleak and we had a big mess in our
bathroom. Cathy Truman
kbtruman(at)att(dot)net
Yes, like a backed up sink, clogged bathtub, and a overflowing toilet here and there.
ReplyDeleteginaferrell3 at yahoo dot com
Our biggest plumbing problem is that we have one of those "green" toilets that supposedly uses less water. However, it takes between 4-8 flushes to get it to go down! :)
ReplyDeleteWe've had a few plumbing problems, but none too terrible.
ReplyDeleteWe have never had plumbing mishaps thank Goodness!!!
ReplyDeletewell yes many times and the mess it created was a worst part of it.
ReplyDeleteyes. plumbing problems
ReplyDeleteYes, we've had plumbing mishaps a few times. Leaky pipes can be a real mess.
ReplyDeleteThank God we haven't had any in quite a while.
ReplyDeletePlenty, we had a sewer pipe clog issue
ReplyDeleteso far we haven't knock on wood, carawling(at)hotmail(dot)com
ReplyDeletewe learned after we bought our house that the front pipes are bent in eeh yard and will back up reguarly...of course the plumber suggested redoing all the pipes for 90,000...yep, we opted out and guess what? Hasn't backed up again, but we'll see :)
ReplyDeleteMany times. The worst was when our son put a pencil down the toilet without us knowing. Sometimes the toilet would work, others not. My husband had to take the whole toilet apart and that's when we found the pencil. lol
ReplyDeleteThanks so much
We've been lucky - just leaky faucets.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway!
we had some problems about a year ago, the dirty water was backing up to all the sinks in the house
ReplyDeletenever had any issues yet
ReplyDeletekport207 at gmail dot com
Not that i can recall thankfully
ReplyDeleteJust the occasional toilet clogs.
ReplyDeletetoilet overflow OMG!!!!
ReplyDeleteYep, we have those issues sometimes.
ReplyDeletektgonyea at gmail.com
In my rental property we had a leaking pipe under the tub on the second floor. it was fun to pay that bill!
ReplyDeleteI always have concerns when I have a septic tank, and I certainly have had my share of toilet overflows, mostly due to the type of tp.
ReplyDeleteLots of plumbing mishaps, especially when my daughter was little. When she moved out, I noticed I was going through a third of the toilet paper and those mishaps seemed to stop, too.
ReplyDeleteYEs from leaking from the CHEAP turn off valves hubby put in under EACh SINK... to the kids clogging the toilets.. we have our share...
ReplyDeleteNEVER CUT CORNERS WITH YOUR PLUMBING.
No plumbing mishaps...yet!
ReplyDeleteYep! With only one bathroom we've had a number of toilet overflows due to too much toilet paper being used. Too many girls in this house.
ReplyDeleteYes, when the pump failed on our well and we were without water.
ReplyDeleteI pushed the kitchen faucet to far and water went everywhere. Worse yet I didn't know where the cut off was. We had quiet a mess.
ReplyDeleteOur water heater had a tiny leak a few years back. We're lucky it wasn't a larger leak, and that we caught it early!
ReplyDeleteOh, yes. We have had leaky pipes in the kitchen and the bathroom. We had to replace a water heater and we had clogged drainage pipes.
ReplyDeleteNot too much at this house but my former apartment, yes
ReplyDeleteyes i have
ReplyDeleteWorst mishap was when the garbage disposal decided to start leaking water.
ReplyDeleteOh yea! We actually shared a septic tank with a neighbor before they moved and every time they flushed the toilet, it would back up into ours... ewww!!
ReplyDeleteno mishaps here
ReplyDeletePlumbing mishaps? Absolutely! Infact, just last month I had an issue. Hopefully it will be the last.
ReplyDeleteLove3570@aol.com
does someone clogging our toilet with paper towels during my daughter's 1st birthday party count/
ReplyDeleteLive in a condo,no plumbing problems yet...
ReplyDeletepipe broke and water all over
ReplyDeleteOh yes...I've had to have entire lines of plumbing redone in a house. I seem to always have trouble with leaky faucets and clogged drains.
ReplyDeleterecently we had a leak in the pipes in the wall in our living room. We still have the old fashioned baseboard heat.We are having forced air installed in the spring.
ReplyDeleteOur upstairs toiler overflowed once and wouldn't stop running. By the time we got home, it had come through the ceiling and we had an inch of water downstairs.
ReplyDeletenever had any huge bathroom messes ........just the reg overflow eek
ReplyDeleteI've been pretty lucky, we've had only one overflow incident. And it was fixed by snaking out the tub? Weird isn't it?
ReplyDeleteyes many mishaps
ReplyDeleteYes! The builders screwed a screw into our flexi-pipes.
ReplyDeleteWhen we lived up north there was an occasional problem with freezing pipes in the winter.
ReplyDeleteyes, once - someone used to much tp - toilet clogged, tried the rubber pumper just make that "stuff" come up the bath tub - not pretty
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pumuckler {at} gmail {dot} com
We've had a few plumbing problems.
ReplyDeletewe had water leaking through our garage wall and had to have a plumber come fix it since the pipe had apparently busted
ReplyDeleteMy son seems to clog the toilet everytime he goes.
ReplyDelete
ReplyDeletethe septic backed up twice in 3 years--roots.
Last Thanksgiving, our garbage disposal stopped working so the sink got blocked up. We had a plumber come out the next day.
ReplyDeleteOur old house in FL had a major overflow where we it went into the carpeted bedrooms. We had roots growing through our pipes in our yard that caused it. What a mess! Thankfully, we moved to TX and it is not our problem anymore. :-_
ReplyDeleteaggiegrad02@gmail.com
Nothing yet, hope it stays that way
ReplyDeleteseyma_bennett@hotmail.com
None yet and I hope I never have to deal with plumbing mishaps.
ReplyDeleteThere has perhaps been a clog or two
ReplyDeleteorangestar17(at)hotmail(dot)com
Regular toilet overflow when it gets clogged. Nothing major!
ReplyDeleteNot with the toilet but with the sink. It kept getting clogged so I looked up on Youtube on how to fix it and it worked. Good Ole Youtube lol. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteJust this week the shower drain became clogged.
ReplyDeleteOur toilet was leaking underneath the floor and caused mold!
ReplyDeletemy son got a sparkly water filled ball stuck in our toilet it took us 1/2 a day to finally get it out
ReplyDeleteedq143 at yahoo dot com
My upper and lower all had to be replaced in the same week. Everything broke. It was a sewage nightmare!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely! The worse was when my mother-in-law broke the shower and continued to take a shower while water was going down in my basement!
ReplyDeleteThanks,
selinda_mccumbers at yahoo.com
Yes, we had a couple leaky pipes.
ReplyDeleteHad the sewer pipes blow out one time in the yard. Fun
ReplyDeletethe master bath....
ReplyDeletejessicawedwards@gmail.com
Always ughhh! Laundry room flooded. kitchen sink leaks all the time and our dishwasher wasn't draining properly...never ending issues!
ReplyDeleteAllison Lancaster
Yes. A couple of times toilet got clogged because of too much toilet paper, and once someone flushed a q-tip.
ReplyDeleteThanks!
luckily we haven't had any other than the bathroom sink getting clogged with hair
ReplyDeleteYes, we have had a toilet overflow.
ReplyDeleteWhen we lived in apartments we had sewage back up in our bathroom! It was gross...happened about every 4 months or so
ReplyDeletepattifritz2000 at yahoo dot com
thank you
Kitchen sink leak that flooded under the sink.
ReplyDeleteWe haven't had a mishap besides our washer overflowing.
ReplyDeleteWe have a cranky toilet at the moment, so yes, you could say we've had some plumbing mishaps! Ugh, don't even want to think about it!
ReplyDeleteLuckily Not!
ReplyDeleteOnly had a cracked, leaking toilet tank when I had a whole house full of company. Oh did I mention I only had one bathroom..lol...
ReplyDeleteDonnie W
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nope
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway! Janna Johnson jannajanna@hotmail.com Janna@feedyourpig on gfc
Clogged toilet at my apartment. My neighbors were flushing baby wipes into our (shared) sewer line. What a nightmare!
ReplyDeleteJust a leaky pipe. *knock on wood*
ReplyDeletei have all boys - of course we have plumbing problems, lol
ReplyDeletewith a toddler the toilet seems to get clogged a bit
ReplyDeleteLuckily,we've only had the occasional clogged toilet.
ReplyDeletejtmagmom73(at)gmail(dot)com
only clogged sinks and toilets
ReplyDeletegloria johnson
gloria4869@yahoo.com
We've sometimes have clogged toilets.
ReplyDeleteTrying to find leak, ran water through one pipe and it came out the kitchen sink faucet causing a great flood.
ReplyDeleteWe have never had a plumbing mishap at my house...but our camp...another story!!! WHAT A MESS!!!
ReplyDeleteI've never had a plumbing mishap luckily.
ReplyDeletethe upstairs toilet clogs all the time
ReplyDeleteI remember when I was small, I clogged the toilet with a toy and the toilet overflowed. I just put a bath towel over the water and ran away XD
ReplyDeleteSome water pipes burst after a freezing weather, water went everywhere until we got it turned off.
ReplyDeleteYes, a leak in pipes/toilet in bathroom that went into the wall. A real mess.
ReplyDeleteYes, a few months ago we had a backup and it flooded our yard, cost a LOT of money to fix!
ReplyDeletethe toilet getting clogged
ReplyDeletewe have not! oh god the horror.
ReplyDeleteIts happened more than I care to think about.lol amyleda37@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteyes we have and it was NOT pleasant
ReplyDeleteI had a back up in shower.
ReplyDeleteStinky clogged toilets!
ReplyDeleteslow drains
ReplyDeleteWe've had troubles with our shower pipes
ReplyDeleteYes we have had many problems with plumbing, now not as much!
ReplyDeleteI live in a very old apartment, so plumbing disaster is very common in my place.
ReplyDeleteI just had to move b/c of plumbing issues in my apt.
ReplyDeleteNo bathroom mishaps!!
ReplyDeleteA flood was in the basement and destroyed lots of my things.
ReplyDeleteWe came in late at night from a Day in an Amusement Park... the 5 year old was the last to use the bathroom...everyone crashed as we were so tired...none of us heard the commode running..and running...and running...ALL night long. I woke up to the carpet in my bedroom completely soaked... as was the 2nd bedroom & Hallway. COMPLETE disaster. Thank goodness for Home Insurance. We got ALL new flooring.
ReplyDeleteAside from the occasional clogged toilet, we haven't had any major missteps.
ReplyDeleteWe bought an older house, and we have had to replace 80 percent of the plumbing. It seems that if it carries water, it get clogged around here. I will be glad when we could finally build our own house from scratch!
ReplyDeleteNStrong3604 at yahoo dot com
Yes, we've had quite a few mishaps!
ReplyDeleteWould love to win this! Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteNothing other than overflowing toilets now and then but luckily we rent and all we have to do is call the landlord and they come and fix it.
ReplyDeletewe rented an apartment once and had the sewage back up and flow into the yard shortly after we moved in. yuck
ReplyDeletei just bought a house and overall it's okay but one of our pipes leaks into the light fixture on the floor below it. it is very odd. we don't know how to fix it or where it is coming from.
ReplyDeleteOh yea, our toilet has overflowed a few times!
ReplyDeleteMaggie
Yes! Toilet, sink, and shower drain gets stopped up every once in a while!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great giveaway!
Nope, none here
ReplyDeleteJust a few clogs now and then
ReplyDeleteno, I HAVENT
ReplyDeleteNo plumbing mishaps so far!
ReplyDeleteno i have not had a plumbing mishap, knock on wood
ReplyDeleteNo plumbing mishaps thankfully!
ReplyDeleteNothing too major - just had one toilet that kept overflowing and had to be replaced, but otherwise we've had good luck (knock porcelain!).
ReplyDeleteGeoff K
gkaufmanss at yahoo dot com
Plumbing mishaps, are you kidding me? Of course we've had them.
ReplyDeleteYes, Our toilet has overflowed once or twice.
ReplyDelete2dogs5catscrew@att.net
My husband blows up the toilet on a regular basis, he's delivered more babies then me!! LOL I'm sorry if this sounds pretty gross,...well in fact, it is pretty gross!! LOL
ReplyDeleteOh gosh, when don't we have a plumping mishap in my house? My fiance must use the whole roll of toilet paper because he clogs the toilet every time he uses it. Ugh!
ReplyDeleteMy house is 60 years old and we have had our shares of mishaps; overflowing toilets, clogged sinks, etc.
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ReplyDeleteThankfully nothing more than a clogged toilet
ReplyDeleteOverflowed toilet - too much toilet paper.
ReplyDeleteWe've had problems with our disposal.
ReplyDeleteYup, we had a water pipe break underground and ended up with a 350$ water bill because the water company failed to inform us we were using thousands of gallons of water daily.
ReplyDeletenothing other than the cat knocking the tp in the toilet
ReplyDeletenot yet thankfully
ReplyDeleteOverflowing toilet is our only mishap
ReplyDeleteso far so good
ReplyDeleteWe live in an older home. The copper pipes thin over time and get pin hole leaks. Our township almost seemed gleeful as they informed us that the new water tower was expectd to cause issues with the older development's pipes. They were right - water spots would start appearing randomly in the basement ceiling.
ReplyDeleteWe have had many plumbing mishaps in our home; kitchen sink, toilet and shower - all in one year.
ReplyDeleteKnock on wood nothing major--just a leaky pip in the basetment Hubby could fix EZ =)
ReplyDeleteToilet over flows and clogs, shower plugged up with hair, sinks not draining. Yes, plenty of plumbing issues
ReplyDeleteYes, unfortunately. We have had several clogged pipes, and clogged toilets.
ReplyDeleteWe had the washer overflow due to a clogged pipe.
ReplyDeleteWe've had a variety of plumbing mishaps, and I'm proud to say I've fixed most of them!
ReplyDeleteNothing major, only clog thanks to long hair.
ReplyDeleteabout 6 years ago i was making homemade egg nog on christmas eve....i put 36 egg shells down the disposal.....clog clog clog!called at 12:00 he didn't show up until 7:30 pm i had a plumber at during my dinner party of 20...was the most expensive egg nog i have ever made*wink* still a sore subject with hubby!
ReplyDeleteMy sink clogged up once and I cleared it, only to have it go into the dishwasher --- I then had a plumber come out --- they turned on teh dishwasher and it cleared. Cost me $135 for them to do that. Lovely.
ReplyDeleteonly minor clogging sometimes
ReplyDeleteWe had a leaky faucet once.
ReplyDeleteYes, clogged pipe.
ReplyDeleteIhave 3 young childrenand MANY clogged toilets
ReplyDeleteThe toilet overflowed once, but we've only lived here since May!
ReplyDeleteI've never had a plumbing mishap... yet!
ReplyDeleteonecheaplady@yahoo.com
The toliet used to back up all the time when we first moved in it was a mess.
ReplyDeleteWe have a leaking pipe under our sink right now, actually.
ReplyDeleteMy plumbing mishap was my old washing machine that would NOT stop at the fill level and overflowed 3 times all over my wood floor!!!
ReplyDeletelike2sweep@gmail.com
We have had no plumbing mishaps in our home that I can recall.
ReplyDeleteI have not thank goodness, I suppose I will now lol
ReplyDeleteWe just moved in to a new house and had to have a lot of plumbing work done.
ReplyDeleteKnock on wood but we have not had any pluming mishaps at our house :)
ReplyDeletenurse_mommy(at)live(dot)com
We have had a leak from the bathroom stain the ceiling below it...but it's all fixed now!
ReplyDeleteericacarnes(at)gmail(dot)com
I honestly have not had any plumbing issues and now i hope i dont jinx myself lol
ReplyDeleteno thank goodness :: knocks on wood ::
ReplyDeletedani marie ferriza2(at)yahoo(dot)com
My toilet gets clogged
ReplyDeleteThe only issue we have had is the toilet needing minor repairs and with the wonders of todays internet I fixed it myself! Was very proud!
ReplyDeletewe have them all the time!
ReplyDeleteright now the toilet won't stop running..
we have them all the time!
ReplyDeleteright now the toilet won't stop running..
Last year my son didn't notice the toilet was continuously running and it overflowed all night. It collapsed the dining room ceiling & we had to have the whole ceiling redone along with my wood floors. Not fun
ReplyDeleteThankfully, no we haven't!
ReplyDeleteYes,we have had quite a few with the grandchildren living here!
ReplyDeleteOne time the hose under the sink became disconnected and water started going everywhere until we were able to shut it off.
ReplyDeleteWe just had to have a plumber come to our house because of knocking in the pipes.
ReplyDeleteoverflowed the toilet.
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