Well it has happened to me

[billssuperbird]

The toilet on the second floor broke a hose for six hours water leak in the house flooded on the way down to the garage and got the car  now to deal with the insurance companies

[moparnation74]

Sorry to hear that happened.....

[Mopar Nut]

That sucks, good luck with the insurance companies.

[PettyMower]

Friend of mine was on vacation, him and his wife decided to come home a day earlier than planned. Walked into the same thing. The little hose from the wall to the toilet ruptured. Thankfully the flood had not yet spread to the rest of the house.

I'm assuming the 'Bird's windows were down.

[Dave Kanofsky]

Sorry to hear about that!  Good luck with the clean up and repairs/restorations

[billssuperbird]

The windows were down

[kpkube]

Friend of mine was on vacation, him and his wife decided to come home a day earlier than planned. Walked into the same thing. The little hose from the wall to the toilet ruptured. Thankfully the flood had not yet spread to the rest of the house.

I'm assuming the 'Bird's windows were down.

If i'm away for more than a week I turn the water off in the house.

[68X426]

Bill, so sorry to hear.  Hope it all works out for you.

[dual fours]

The toilet on the second floor broke a hose for six hours water leak in the house flooded on the way down to the garage and got the car  now to deal with the insurance companies

Oh no, I hope your Insurance Co. give you what you need to make things right. What type/design of little hose broke?

[PettyMower]

Friend of mine was on vacation, him and his wife decided to come home a day earlier than planned. Walked into the same thing. The little hose from the wall to the toilet ruptured. Thankfully the flood had not yet spread to the rest of the house.

I'm assuming the 'Bird's windows were down.

If i'm away for more than a week I turn the water off in the house.

Yup....same here. We live out in the country, and have a well. So it's a simple flip of a breaker.

[billssuperbird]

The supply line to the toilet tank plastic screw cap
To the tank broke

[Mytur Binsdirti]

That sucks. My guess is the blame can be laid on cheap Chinese crap.

[will]

That sucks! Something similar happened to a relative. I always turn the water off to the house when we go away, because of this. My cousin had a solenoid crack in her dishwasher when they went away during the winter. They cam home to a glacier out of their front door.

[ksquared]

I heard the same story from a crossing guard at my child's school several years ago, went away for a week and came back to a flooded house, ruined carpets, etc.  It is even worse down in Florida here because as soon as you have water you've got mold following.

Another time I was almost asleep and heard a strange noise, got up and just couldn't figure out where it was coming from until I went in the bathroom, and under the sink in the cabinet the water was shooting out, and in just a few minutes the floor had started to get flooded.  Luckily it didn't even get the carpet wet.

So yes, if we're ever away the little shutoff valves are always shut.  It is especially to do the hot water ones, as it seems 99% chance it is the hot water side.  One other problem is that if you never turn them, in 15 years when something does happen, you'll never be able to get the water quickly shut off, you'll have to go to the main shutoff, if you even know where that is.  And the valve for my house is outside and really needs a special tool to turn.  Also, for the washing machine, people really need the higher quality stainless lines, not the cheap ones that eventually develop a crack/leak in them.

Of course in this situation it sounds like it was just something that happened while somebody was away at work.

One other detail, I'm not sure why the windows were down, as I would think people would be keeping them up to keep out any stray mice or bugs.  

[tan top]

aww noo sorry to hear this ,   , hope you get it sorted soon

[billssuperbird]

When there is no one home the main will be shut off. This won't happen to me again

[Charger_Fan]

Damn, sorry to hear this. I hope your 'Bird isn't too badly damaged.

That happened to my boss a few years ago. They had left on a two week vacation around Christmas & the line on an upstairs toilet broke. It ruined 90% of the bottom floor of the house, including the garage ceiling. He lost a ton of valuable items & heirlooms.
Nowdays, he shuts off the water main, plus the breaker box & the gas!

[1970Moparmann]

Sorry to hear Bill! 

[odcics2]

It'll be interesting to see how the insurance company values the car damage. 
I'd assume a real Bird has one value and a cloned car another.
But, if the damage would be seats and carpet, for example, that should be the same for either,
since those parts aren't unique to a real Bird.

In any event, Good Luck.  Don't let them screw you... 

[billssuperbird]

So far to looks like just D/P side boor panels and carpet will need replaced. The car cover is not covered. How do you wash them

[kpkube]

Have several of these placed under toilets, sinks, dishwasher, behind the refridgerator.

[Hemi_tyme]

So far to looks like just D/P side boor panels and carpet will need replaced. The car cover is not covered. How do you wash them

I take mine to the local laundromat they have commercial heavy duty washers and dryers there that can handle a big load like the car cover. Sorry to hear about the leak

[68X426]

How do you wash them

Be sure to use Dreft, or Dreft for Babies.  It's the gentlest laundry cleaner, and rinses clean. 

You don't want to use an everyday detergent, and have any residue left in the material.  It can then damage your paint by "leaking" from the cover to the paint.

[dual fours]

The supply line to the toilet tank plastic screw cap
To the tank broke

My guess is the seam around the radius of the lower end of the plastic ballcock nut split.
Everybody keep this in mind, if you leave your house for an extended period of time (your Insurance Co. sets this period) and a pipe breaks, your Insurance could be Voided. This depends on your Insurance Co. policy's fine print calling it an 'Unoccupied dwelling.'
On the grounds that if someone had been checking in or living there, there would be less damage.

I've used 'Flood Stop' piped in to the main line and wired the house up. But better yet like others mentioned "Close the main when out of the house overnight."     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yRQdFjQqrU
                    http://reliancedetection.com/products/selection-guide/

[marshallfry01]

Shit. Same damn thing happened to me today. Half of my house is soaked.