[Island Girl]

We turn off the power to the water pump, and the circuit breaker to the hot water heater.

From time to time over the years one or the other has been forgotten. I am sure the power to keep the water hot in the spring and fall is very high since the heater is not in a heated area... (well there are no heated areas when we are not here).

One year in the fall I forgot to shut the power to the pump. The power company was reading meters and heard the water gushing under my house. A pipe connection had given way. Fortunately they called a neighbor they knew and he told them how to turn off the power to the pump and also called me.

I much appreciated their help and try to remember that each time we leave for an extended period.

This spring a neighbors pump was running and running. I know they had not come yet for the season having someone get their water ready prior to their arrival. After a day of listening to the pump (only when I was on my dock) we turned off the power to it and told them when they arrived a week later. It seems a hose from the lake to the pump had popped off.

The moral of the story - turn off the water!

IG