Hidden house issues, or “seller caused”

[Mike Dorneman]

While I’m pretty sure I know the answer here, I figured I’d throw it out to you all as well! Closed on a deal yesterday, the inspection went well last week and final walkthrough as well day prior to closing. Homeowner didn’t want to run their boiler of have water service in a vacant house so he had the water meter removed. So as the story goes, when we had the water Co install the meter yesterday and restore service, the baseboard pipes started popping at the solder connections and quickly turned the first floor into a small waiting pool. Do I have any recourse here, or just bite the bullet and begin repairs on my own? Thanks!!