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Water leak gloria212 04-25-2008
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Posted by BobK207 on April 26, 2008, 2:44 am
On Apr 25, 9:59=A0pm, gloria...@webtv.net wrote:
> This is a real problem. =A0No snow or rain on roof, gutters not blocked.
> Above back door is bedroom and bathroom. =A0No water used for a week but
> still have a water leak dripping down from soffit. =A0Had compleat roofing=

> torn off and new roof installed, no sign of water up there. =A0HELP
> P.S. =A0It hasnt rained for 2 weeks.
>
> Time may be a great healer, but it's a lousy beautician.

OP-

Please read your first & second post as if you knew nothing about the
situation.

As person trying to make meaning from those posts, could you get a
clear picture of the situation from those posts alone?

Getting a good answer requires that you accurately describe the
situation.

where is the house? age of house? age of plumbing? recent freeze?
recent work? how about a picture?

"No water used for a week " really?

Turn off the supply to the upstairs (or whole house if not possible to
isolate upstairs) & see if the leak stops.

If that stops the dripping you probably have a fresh water
leak.....time to expose the pipes & look for the source of the leak.

cheers
Bob

Posted by Banty on April 26, 2008, 8:13 am
gloria212@webtv.net says...
>
>This is a real problem. No snow or rain on roof, gutters not blocked.
>Above back door is bedroom and bathroom. No water used for a week but
>still have a water leak dripping down from soffit. Had compleat roofing
>torn off and new roof installed, no sign of water up there. HELP
>P.S. It hasnt rained for 2 weeks.
>
>Time may be a great healer, but it's a lousy beautician.
>

Did this start after the new roofing job, which presumably meant new gutters
were installed or they were removed and placed back?

Even if it hasn't rained for two weeks, if a gutter is pitched wrong or
insufficiently pitched, it may drip. Either from the outer edge or a corner of
the gutter (I actually have that at the moment, the installer is going to return
and set up with an added downspout), or into the soffit box where you see the
drip.

Banty


Posted by cshenk on April 26, 2008, 12:07 pm

> This is a real problem. No snow or rain on roof, gutters not blocked.
> Above back door is bedroom and bathroom. No water used for a week but
^^^^^^^^
> still have a water leak dripping down from soffit. Had compleat roofing
> torn off and new roof installed, no sign of water up there. HELP
> P.S. It hasnt rained for 2 weeks.

Check pipes. They are sometimes run overhead. I have that in my laundry
area.



Posted by Moe Jones on April 27, 2008, 5:06 pm
gloria212@webtv.net wrote:
> This is a real problem. No snow or rain on roof, gutters not blocked.
> Above back door is bedroom and bathroom. No water used for a week but
> still have a water leak dripping down from soffit. Had compleat
> roofing torn off and new roof installed, no sign of water up there.
> HELP
> P.S. It hasnt rained for 2 weeks.
>
> Time may be a great healer, but it's a lousy beautician.

What about your A/C? It could be condensation water.
--
Moe Jones
http://www.MoeJones.info



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