On Friday night, January 16, 2009, we had a flood in 4923-T7.  It turned out that this was a vacant, foreclosed unit, a 3-bedroom, 2-bath patio level condo.  The owner had turned off the electricity, and thus the heat.  The pipes froze in the cold, and then as the day warmed, it created an awful flood.

I actually first got a call about the water heater having problems, but we now think that this was due to low water pressure caused by the flooded unit.  I called a contractor, who was  finishing up another job (there were many similar problems around the county).  We had to break into the unit, as we didn’t have a complete set of keys. Water was also flooding from that unit into the next condo.

He got there as quickly as he could, and discovered many pipe breaks.  He and helpers worked until 2:30 AM, and then came back the next day to finish the job.  We ripped out the sodden carpet and hired another contractor to extract water and dry out both condos.

We have not yet received the report from the insurance adjustor, but there is a lot of damage.  And this was so unnecessary.  It is terrible that some of these places sit empty when they could be rented, with the heat on!  Please, everyone, make sure your heat is on low if you are away or your place is vacant!