{"id":166,"date":"2026-04-28T07:41:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T07:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highlandsfixit.com\/blog\/?p=166"},"modified":"2026-04-28T12:07:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T12:07:01","slug":"strange-water-leak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highlandsfixit.com\/blog\/strange-water-leak\/","title":{"rendered":"Strange water leak?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/highlandsfixit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vent-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-167\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/highlandsfixit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vent-1.jpg 720w, https:\/\/highlandsfixit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vent-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes the obvious is not obvious. 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