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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 399818" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>If you want to see if it is coming from the washer or hot water heater or seeping in from the crawlspace, get some of those plastic backed puppy pads. Put them under the appliances in the areas you think are leaking. If water comes from the appliance then the pad will be wet on the absorbent part. If it is coming from the crawlspace then it will be wet on the bottom. A flannel backed table cloth will also work (I get them for $1 or $2 after holidays) if you cut it to fit the area and there isn't enough water to leak off of the cloth.</p><p> </p><p>It is a fairly easy way to find out which is the source. </p><p> </p><p>As for water damaging the furnace, I wouldn't worry about it. At MOST you would be responsible for the depreciated life of the appliance, NOT paying for a new one. The cost of liability for a 20+ year old furnace is about nothing as they are usually completely depreciated by then. As this is even older, well, she really doesn't have a leg to stand on. As long as you have not sent anything down the drain to purposely clog it (most likely cause of clogs in older homes is crumblinb pipes or tree roots or accumulated gunk that took decades to get there per my great uncle the plumber), she CANNOT hold you liable. Also the water is NOT likely to damage the furnace. She is just likely clueless.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 399818, member: 1233"] If you want to see if it is coming from the washer or hot water heater or seeping in from the crawlspace, get some of those plastic backed puppy pads. Put them under the appliances in the areas you think are leaking. If water comes from the appliance then the pad will be wet on the absorbent part. If it is coming from the crawlspace then it will be wet on the bottom. A flannel backed table cloth will also work (I get them for $1 or $2 after holidays) if you cut it to fit the area and there isn't enough water to leak off of the cloth. It is a fairly easy way to find out which is the source. As for water damaging the furnace, I wouldn't worry about it. At MOST you would be responsible for the depreciated life of the appliance, NOT paying for a new one. The cost of liability for a 20+ year old furnace is about nothing as they are usually completely depreciated by then. As this is even older, well, she really doesn't have a leg to stand on. As long as you have not sent anything down the drain to purposely clog it (most likely cause of clogs in older homes is crumblinb pipes or tree roots or accumulated gunk that took decades to get there per my great uncle the plumber), she CANNOT hold you liable. Also the water is NOT likely to damage the furnace. She is just likely clueless. [/QUOTE]
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