New light shed on mystery of electrified Montecito home
MONTECITO, Calif. - Trev Broudy has become an expert of sorts on the interaction between electricity and copper plumbing. For several months, he s been on a mission to figure out why his home on the 100 block of Middle Road in Montecito has been electrified and why the tap water inside his home has dangerously high levels of copper. He s frustrated why so many experts have not been able to figure it out.
On Tuesday morning, Bobby Snyder with Quick Response Plumbing in Santa Barbara cut the copper water line running onto Broudy s property and inserted a PVC or plastic coupling. Broudy stood by with a meter used to measure the electric current running through the copper pipe. Before Snyder started working, the meter read 30 volts. By the time Snyder had completed inserting the coupling, the meter reading fell to zero. Broudy said they had finally found a way to stop the current.
Montecito mystery has homeowner charged up
MONTECITO, Calif. - Trev Broudy looks back to February, 2019 when his Golden Retriever nearly died as the first indication something was wrong. He said the dog was anemic and losing weight. He spent about $15,000 on vet bills trying to help her but no one could figure it out, until one veterinarian suggested possible metal poisoning.
The vet suggested making a few changes including switching to bottled water. Broudy said something worked and she eventually got better and recovered. At the time, he said he had no clue where his dog might have been poisoned.