The faucet in the master tub was running and would not turn off. Justin removed the handle and thats when it all went to hell. I was putting Seth to bed and heard Justin's blood curdling scream "ALISON" I knew it was bad... he NEVER calls me Alison! I run downstairs and Jonah has beat me down and is helping out. He had a washcloth over the handle "putting pressure on it" while Justin was going to run and shut the water off. After a minute or so the water was HOT and burned Jonah's hand so he moved his hand and that is when it all happened so fast... water was SHOOTING up to the ceiling and steam and water going everywhere! I grab a towel and start trying to apply pressure but it is so damn hot I was burning my hands. Water was going everywhere and now my bare feet were in standing HOT water. I turn around and water has now gone to the toilet, closet and the bedroom. Jonah just started throwing towels wherever he saw water.
Justin got the water shut off and the water kept coming... out of the 40 gallon water tank in the attic! he had to go up and turn that off too.
He went to Lowes and got a part to fix the faucet and replace it, turned the water back on and the water was now coming out of the faucet into the tub and would not shut off even though it was turned in the off position. By this time it was almost 10:00 so we just shut off the water and would continue in the morning.
The next morning Justin went to Lowes again and watched a video... apparently there was a spring that shot off with the water and we did not see that until we looked for it. He got it fixed and all is well. Jonah did apologize for the ceiling though. HELLOOOOO I am sorry you burned your hand who cares about the ceiling! I ended up doing 5 loads of towels after this disaster.
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