| I hate plumbing, I really do. |
Subject: I hate plumbing, I really do. by CorvetteBob on 2018/2/18 4:28:52 Last Sunday, I think, I stated a problem regarding our kitchen sink sprayer leaking at the main connection. Well fast forward to Wednesday night and I just happened to look and it was still leaking. Thankfully I'd placed a bucket under the repair and it continued to leak into it. When I looked further, the leak had accelerated to where I realized I'd better do something straight away. So there I was at bedtime turning off the valves and re-repairing the leak. This time, I removed the plug I'd and found the O-ring pressed up into the fixture. Hmmm..... So I got out the thread sealant. The leak was at a livable, non-catastrophic flow rate, so again, the bucket was my friend. So today, I Tackled the problem again. This is where I need to share one of my conclusions of wisdom with all of you. This is the understanding of the,"3-trip rule," which states that when working with your home plumbing, you will make three trips to the store for the first $10.00 you spend, and one trip for each $10.00 you spend thereafter. So, this morning, I topped off my tank, and went to the store on my 1st trip. Fast forward 'til now, I've made five trips so far, and we now have a new kitchen faucet, new valves, lines, and things are working as expected. However, I now have a leak off the hot side compression fitting, and I don't feel like fixing it. I'll have to to turn off the water at the meter again to fix it, and we still have the laundry to do, so hopefully it'll go another week while I get my butt back into the game for it. The worst part is that I'm 62, and 6'2" with a 50+" chest trying to squeeze into a cabinet that has a partition between the doors while working on my back, and the 4" elevation off the floor digging into me the entire time. If I wasn't so cheap, I'd call a plumber and just pay the man, but then I don't think I'm ready to just give in like that. The thrill of it all............. |
