I’ll spare you photos, but the hubby and I were in for a big surprise the other night when the main plumbing line for our house backed up – right into one of the bathtubs and the utility sink in the garage.  Pleasant, it was not.

You see, the hubby did a load of laundry and when the washing machine drained the bathtub and the utility sink filled with water.  Obviously we were a bit concerned, so we did a quick bit of research and realized that something was clogging our main sewer line – we crossed our fingers that the problem was something small and that tree roots hadn’t grown into the line.  Armed with a bit of knowledge, we called our home warranty company, American Home Shield.

Some people swear against home warranty companies, but our home warranty has already saved us buckets of money (like with that leak in the crawl space) and we’ve only been here about 6 months.  In this case, a plumber came right out, snaked the line (and found a Clorox disinfecting wipe in the line – weird!), poked around a bit more and voila – no more surprises in the tub!  Whew, we were so glad it was an easy fix!

We’ve had our fair share of plumbing woes, but I’m certain you guys have some stories that will make ours seem like a walk in the park.  Spill the beans!

Image courtesy of Cartoon Stock.