"ashroyer" wrote in message
My question: If there are no apparent leaks now am I out of the woods,
or could a leak start in a few days?? In 1 week I'm going on a 14 day
vacation. I'd like to leave the water on so the sprinklers will run,
but if something started leaking and I didn't get back for 14 days...

99.9% of leaks are immediate.

I normally have someone check the house anyway when I'm away for a time
because you just never know. I had a relief valve on a heater start to leak
once and my neighbor caught it and remedied the situation.

That many joints with no leaks is very good for a newbie. Congratulations.

With no previous plumbing experience, I successfully tied in my sprinkler system to my main line, installed a new main shuttoff and replaced a section of old ailing pipes. 60 connections in all and no leaks!

My question: If there are no apparent leaks now am I out of the woods, or could a leak start in a few days?? In 1 week I'm going on a 14 day vacation. I'd like to leave the water on so the sprinklers will run, but if something started leaking and I didn't get back for 14 days...

That's definitely a good record! IF you don't have leaks now,
you're not likely to have any problems. Besides, a small leak
wouldn't be catastrophic anyway, would it?

How about asking someone trusted to check on the house a couple
times while you're away? Easier said than done, I knowg.

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"ashroyer" wrote in message
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With no previous plumbing experience, I successfully tied in my
sprinkler system to my main line, installed a new main shuttoff
and
replaced a section of old ailing pipes. 60 connections in all
and no
leaks!

My question: If there are no apparent leaks now am I out of the
woods,
or could a leak start in a few days?? In 1 week I'm going on a
14 day
vacation. I'd like to leave the water on so the sprinklers
will run,
but if something started leaking and I didn't get back for 14
days...


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ashroyer