Christian Osgood's summer cabin flooded when a new water heater's defective hoses split, going undetected for two months while the building sat closed. He recommends regularly inspecting water-using appliances, especially heaters, to catch problems before they become expensive.
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And here is the culprit of all of our damage. We had this cabin shut down for about 2 months before I was able to get everything dry and in here myself to fix it, because we're in the winter where we have the least amount of income in a summertime resort. But right in here, the water heater, you can come through the wall. This bad boy, if we can see it, both hoses decided to leak mid-hose. New water heater just had bad hoses. So that was leaking. Staff was trying to figure it out. They're like, wow, every time it rains and someone takes a shower, it floods. It must be the rain. Or perhaps if everyone takes a shower and uses the hot water and you get flooding, it's the water heater. So if you have a bunch of flooding, uh, remember to check all the things that have water, like a water heater. That, uh, that can save you a ton of money. Certainly would have helped here.