Susannah and I were literally minutes from heading out the door for a weekend trip (to an Inn), when this hot water feed line burst in the master bathroom!
We both heard it and thought the other was taking a shower. Susannah was the first to figure out that something was amiss, and shouted to me. I turned off the valve and the whole thing was over in under 5 minutes since the burst.
The spill was contained to the bathroom floor, and it was raining in the garage for a few. There is a drain in there, so overall there was no damage to speak of. We were VERY lucky it happened while we were still here, or we would have come home to a (much) messier house, not to mention a very hefty water/sewer and gas bill!
I was surprised to see a braided line burst in such a manner. The line existed when when we bought the house 7 years ago, so it could very well be original. Scarier is the thought that there are at least 3 other lines that are probably of the exact same model and vintage. Definitely going to change those out.
