The Toilet Flushes (episode 2)

[fancytalk]

Today's task was to install the new bathroom faucet. Not really sure what good the old one was doing except for kind of directing water into the sink.

Let me just point out that the new faucet has been sitting in the floor of the living room since March. Frankly, I've been a little afraid to tempt the plumbing gods and have walked around the box for way too long. After my success with the toilets, I gained enough courage and confidence to tackle the faucet.

Like the toilet, removing the old faucet and all the plumbing bits was the most difficult and disgusting part. Yep, I had to use my trusty can of WD-40, but I got everything off and cleaned up. I don't think the sink was this clean when it was brand new. How easy was it to install the faucet? Way too easy. I did think about switching the hot and cold water supply lines as a joke on RTL. I don't think it would have been appreciated. I was getting too big for my britches. Alas, there is always something to put you back in your place. For me, it was replacing the drain.

Elbow grease and WD-40 later, I had the drain removed. However, the directions on installing the new drain sucked. I ended up installing and removing the first step twice before I decided to just follow my instinct in installing the stupid thing. SUCCESS!!!!!

Oh, so you are wondering how many trips I've made to OSH so far? None, zip, zero, zilch. Yet, we knew the happiness would end soon enough. As I connected the last pipe to the drain that would connect into the p trap, it was too short by about 2 inches. Merde! Seeing as how it was around 9:30 when I realized this, I'll be going to OSH in the morning to get a new p trap. Probably is a good thing because I'm sure that the one on there now hasn't seen the light of day since probably 1967.

My current plumbing confidence level is high so since I'm fixing the drain in the bathroom, I'm now going to fix the drain in the butler's pantry. Wish me luck. And if all goes well tomorrow, I'll be replacing the faucet in the butler's pantry so that I can use my new dishwasher!

Comments

[yarbiedoll.livejournal.com]

You seem to posess quite the awesomeness when it comes to plumbing. If you keep up your handy-ness, you may have to reward yourself with...*drumroll*... a toolbelt! That would be a true testament to your mechanical mastery.

[yesimthegirl.livejournal.com]

I've always considered myself to be fairly handy. To quote my dad - "[he] didn't raise a dumb girl". However, this is definitely new found awesomeness.

[yesimthegirl.livejournal.com]

Sorry. I didn't realize how snotty the dumb girl statement sounds (reads) when taken out of context of the entire conversation. Grandma L always complained about me in conjunction with all the things that "young ladies don't do". i.e. use power tools, paint their own room, not have a coming out, go out with boys unchaperoned, and the list went on and on and on. She thought my dad should have more influence on keeping me from "unladylike" habits. Dad's response was the dumb girl statement. So in context, it makes more sense and doesn't sound as snotty.

[yarbiedoll.livejournal.com]

No worries! I knew what you meant. :)