As the Toilet Flushes (season finale)
Jul. 7th, 2005 07:27 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
fancytalkPreviously on As the Toilet Flushes - both toilets had guts replaced, new p traps installed on two sinks, new faucet in the bathroom, new faucet in the butler's pantry and I had gone to OSH to get the new faucet for the kitchen sink.
Since the faucet I purchased for the kitchen was similar to the butler's pantry faucet, I figured it wouldn't be that hard. Of course, I figured this, I've got plumbing confidence. I had to laugh when I opened the package to read the instructions. It was the exact same sheet that was included in the faucet for the butler's pantry. First step - shut off water and remove faucet.
Shutting off the water was really easy, I've done that around eleventy billion times in the past few days. Removing the faucet . . . I can't figure out what kind of glue Smarty Pants used to attach countless number of items including the faucet to walls or wherever. Whatever was used is definitely better than superglue. After some grunting and a lot of "sheeshes" and "how in the hells" later I had the faucet off. I did have to do a little backtracking when I removed one of the extension pipes with the offset pipe. I think corrosion may be a serious glue alternative.
Attaching this faucet was a piece of cake. It also helped that I didn't have to lay upside down under the sink to attach it. It looked so nice with everything together, so I went outside to turn the water back on. I remember the washers this time so the front connectors on the faucet didn't leak. However, remember that I removed the extension pipe earlier and had to put it back on? Leak Leak Leak Leak Leak I went through several (I lost count after 5 or 6 times) shutting off the water, removing faucet, tightening everything, putting the faucet back on and testing the progress. Still leak leak leak leak leak. I used phrases like "please, please, please" and "f**king A!" several times to no avail. Around 11 p.m., in one of my frustrated couch sitting moments, RTL lamented that it was too late to call my dad. I heaved one last frustrated sigh wishing I could call dad and went to do some more adjusting. And for the 27 billionth time, I turned the water main back on.
AHHHHHH! Turn it off! I'm not sure RTL has ever extricated herself from her work zone on the couch so fast. I turned the water back off and went inside to see what happened. This time I had water dripping from the ceiling. Which I couldn't figure out how as I checked all the connections, but as I removed the faucet I realized that one of the handles was in a slightly open position. Therefore when the water came back on the force of the water splashing into the sink ricocheted. I felt a little better then, but I still had to fix the weeping pipe.
I tightened, I adjusted, and then I wiped down all the excess water. It was around 11:30 at this point and I wasn't sure what I was going to do if the pipe wouldn't stopped dripping. I turned on the water. I wiped everything down again. No leaks. Then RTL started messing with the left pipe and a trickle came running down the wall. NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Luckily it was water left from the unexpected spew of water that came trickling out. No more leaks. I checked it this morning and still no leaks. I'm quite pleased.
Since the faucet I purchased for the kitchen was similar to the butler's pantry faucet, I figured it wouldn't be that hard. Of course, I figured this, I've got plumbing confidence. I had to laugh when I opened the package to read the instructions. It was the exact same sheet that was included in the faucet for the butler's pantry. First step - shut off water and remove faucet.
Shutting off the water was really easy, I've done that around eleventy billion times in the past few days. Removing the faucet . . . I can't figure out what kind of glue Smarty Pants used to attach countless number of items including the faucet to walls or wherever. Whatever was used is definitely better than superglue. After some grunting and a lot of "sheeshes" and "how in the hells" later I had the faucet off. I did have to do a little backtracking when I removed one of the extension pipes with the offset pipe. I think corrosion may be a serious glue alternative.
Attaching this faucet was a piece of cake. It also helped that I didn't have to lay upside down under the sink to attach it. It looked so nice with everything together, so I went outside to turn the water back on. I remember the washers this time so the front connectors on the faucet didn't leak. However, remember that I removed the extension pipe earlier and had to put it back on? Leak Leak Leak Leak Leak I went through several (I lost count after 5 or 6 times) shutting off the water, removing faucet, tightening everything, putting the faucet back on and testing the progress. Still leak leak leak leak leak. I used phrases like "please, please, please" and "f**king A!" several times to no avail. Around 11 p.m., in one of my frustrated couch sitting moments, RTL lamented that it was too late to call my dad. I heaved one last frustrated sigh wishing I could call dad and went to do some more adjusting. And for the 27 billionth time, I turned the water main back on.
I tightened, I adjusted, and then I wiped down all the excess water. It was around 11:30 at this point and I wasn't sure what I was going to do if the pipe wouldn't stopped dripping. I turned on the water. I wiped everything down again. No leaks. Then RTL started messing with the left pipe and a trickle came running down the wall. NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Luckily it was water left from the unexpected spew of water that came trickling out. No more leaks. I checked it this morning and still no leaks. I'm quite pleased.
