Pewterpower
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I'm on vacation this week, so I'll get to those little PITA jobs I've been putting off.
One being the upstairs bathroom sink fixture. It's a little green around the gills, and just needs some cleaning up.
So I turn off the cold supply. Then the hot supply. SNAP. The knob and most of the shaft breaks off in my hand. The shutoff never budged, and there is no leak, so I'll leave it alone, and just turn off the Hot at the tank.
I yank the fixture, clean it up all purty, and put it back together.
The Hot supply line is leaking at the fixture.
Back downstairs, turn off the Hot at the tank, and replace the O-ring in the supply line. Piece of cake.
Turn on the Hot at the tank and SNAP!! the main shutoff for the tank just sheared off.
So I'm looking at it in disbelief, and there is no leak. I say a prayer and I hope that the Hot water has been turned on before the SNAP. At least I can live with that till tomorrow, cuz I really want to pass out candy tonight and see all the hot moms walking up to my door and ............... OK I digress.
Well do you think I'm that lucky? Hell no......I have no hot water. It sheared itself in the off position.
So I make 5 trips to the hardware store. One for the parts I need. One cuz I discovered my propane must have leaked out. Another cuz my striker died and I needed another elbow. On and on and on...........
Trick or treat is over, my sink and valves and what not are all fixed, and this beer never tasted sooooooooooooooo good!
I wonder what will break tomorrow?
One being the upstairs bathroom sink fixture. It's a little green around the gills, and just needs some cleaning up.
So I turn off the cold supply. Then the hot supply. SNAP. The knob and most of the shaft breaks off in my hand. The shutoff never budged, and there is no leak, so I'll leave it alone, and just turn off the Hot at the tank.
I yank the fixture, clean it up all purty, and put it back together.
The Hot supply line is leaking at the fixture.
Back downstairs, turn off the Hot at the tank, and replace the O-ring in the supply line. Piece of cake.
Turn on the Hot at the tank and SNAP!! the main shutoff for the tank just sheared off.
So I'm looking at it in disbelief, and there is no leak. I say a prayer and I hope that the Hot water has been turned on before the SNAP. At least I can live with that till tomorrow, cuz I really want to pass out candy tonight and see all the hot moms walking up to my door and ............... OK I digress.
Well do you think I'm that lucky? Hell no......I have no hot water. It sheared itself in the off position.
So I make 5 trips to the hardware store. One for the parts I need. One cuz I discovered my propane must have leaked out. Another cuz my striker died and I needed another elbow. On and on and on...........
Trick or treat is over, my sink and valves and what not are all fixed, and this beer never tasted sooooooooooooooo good!
I wonder what will break tomorrow?