I just got done working on pop’s house a couple days ago and then we had a big problem.
My toilet apparently kept running all night after I used it and it flooded not only the bathroom and my bedroom carpet, but it also poured onto the ceilings below where the kitchen is and onto the basement ceilings below that.
They just had a similar problem a month ago when the HVAC system flooded the drain pan and spilled onto the ceilings. So, my stepmom was going crazy when she went down to make her coffee the following morning . She thought it was the air conditioner again but I told her it was my toilet. I calmed her down and assessed the damage and then came up with a plan to fix it with the two days I had left before going overseas. We got a dehumidifier going to dry out the water and ran the HVAC system all night to aid the drying process. The next morning I sprayed stain killer, which matched the ceiling color, and within an hour all of the stains were gone and all of the water that leaked was dried up. I think that the local contractor would have charged her an arm and a leg to fix all of the ceilings and the toilet but I did it for the price of a can of spray paint. I think my stepmom is going to send me some money next month for fixing it so quickly before leaving the country. It’s nice to have the skills to fix these things.