"Yes my love-bug?" I responded.
"There seems to be some water on the bathroom floor" Mrs ERJ observed.
"A little or a lot?" I asked. It could be condensate after all.
"Hmmm, hard to say. I am on my third bath-towel mopping it up" she supplied me with more detail.
"Yep, that's a lot" I told her.
The valve on the end of the nipple sprung a leak. I THINK it is fixed. The only hiccup was that I bought a 1/2NIR-3/8" compression fitting valve and the nipple was 3/8".
Any day I can fix a leak with only two trips to the hardware store is a good day.
I have always rated jobs by how many trips to Nome Sepot it took to finish. Worst one was a four.
ReplyDeleteYes, two trips is a great job. I always figured on three trips for plumbing problems. That way I was pleasantly surprised if it tool less. When I got to where I could afford to scrap the old parts and replace with new things went much better.
ReplyDeleteI finally realized why plumber's service trucks are so big. The only standard I see in plumbing is it seems to be a Capital Offense to use the same fittings twice in a row, even in the same house.
ReplyDeleteHa! Only two trips? You must have done trades when you were growing up. My name at Home Depot is, "You back again?"
ReplyDeleteI went to HD for a bunch of materials. In the plumbing aisle, the kid in the orange apron offered to help. Said he worked summers for his uncle the plumber. I told him what I needed and was off to gather materials elsewhere in the store.
DeleteIn a bit I came back to the plumbing aisle. I stifled a laugh. The kid had built what resembled a cage. I asked if he was related to Moe and Curly. He didn't understand. He and me kept up a pleasant conversation while I disassembled his creation part by unneeded part. When I was through, a nice sized mound of plumbing hardware lay on the floor.
I thanked him for his help and nice conversation. Curious, I asked once more if he had understood what I was wanting. Did I speak clearly? Yes and yes, he replied. He took it like a champ. He was a very nice young man eager to help.
"if he had understood what I was wanting" BTDT as in I
Deletetell the kid what I want and show him the too-short 1/4 inch diameter screw. He hands me a longer METRIC screw. I politely point out the problem. He seems unclear on the concept, so I thank him for his help and get the part after he leaves.
I once remodeled an entire bathroom which started with trying to repair a leaky faucet. It was easier that way.
ReplyDeleteI just hope it wasn't upstairs so you won't have to do some more drywall downstairs. ---ken
ReplyDeleteI will say one of the unexpected pleasures of apartment rental is having someone available to attend to these things. If it is easy I will do it myself; if it involves to much I will put in a maintenance ticket.
ReplyDeleteAmen on the two trips. Particularly plumbing. Roger
ReplyDeleteThat it is!
ReplyDeleteAfter a few too many Multi Trip projects I figured,, mehh, I can come back and buy more stuff or I can bring stuff back I didn't need. If I'm not sure about the size, I'll buy the stuff I need in two sizes. The difference between 3/8 and 1/2 to my eye? Why is it so tricky?.. Maybe if I had to do it more often. Maybe if my brain wasn't stressed about the mess,, One thing I Do have is quick access to the shutoff to the water coming in.
ReplyDeleteI keep a 1&1/4 compression sleeve in the shop,for the main line,, funny thing about that,, seems like when the forty year old backhoe crapped out, that line didn't get busted again.. Howboutthatschitt?