Any Plumbers in the Nut House?

14holestogie · 04-27-2009, 04:37 AM

The grease may come in handy right before the plumber hands you his bill.

The Professor · 04-27-2009, 04:50 AM

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Originally Posted by 14holestogie

The grease may come in handy right before the plumber hands you his bill.

Tell me about it.

The Professor · 05-02-2009, 02:13 PM

oops ... thought I updated things here in this thread; but apparently I didn't. got an appointment with a plumber who finally showed up about quarter after 4pm on the 27th. I was at work; but my wife was home. he tinkered around for a while, left for parts, came back, said he fixed it, and was gone 5 or so minutes before I got home. $75. went in to check the water and the damned knob would barely turn and no water came on.

sooooo ... I called. papa plumber said his son (who did the job) wasn't back yet but that he could come in the next morning to fix it. as I was telling him "no way in hell," baby plumber got back, they talked in the background, and papa plumber said they'd be right over.

turns out baby plumber didn't quite get everything right; so papa plumber made some adjustments to the part (seat and stem), reinstalled, and it works; although, it now turns i the opposite direction.

turns out that this is *old* plumbing -- 1960s when the house was built. papa plumber says there were all kinds of problems with this kind of setup and stem and that it should probably be replaced. I told him I'd leave that decision up to the next owner who takes possession of the house in 2 months. it works, has a clean bill of health, and that's all that matters to me.

in talking with him, learning about the rarity of this particular setup (home depot definitely doesn't carry it), etc., I'm *absolutely certain* there's no way I would have been able to fix it on my own.

$75 well spent in my book.

thanks to the folks who weighed in in public and in private. I learned a lot that I'll be able to take with me to my next home in Texas.

04-27-2009, 04:37 AM	#1
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05-02-2009, 02:13 PM	#3
The Professor i wish i was geRRy... Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: geRRy Location: So*Cal... Posts: 1,703 Trading: (7)	Re: Any Plumbers in the Nut House? oops ... thought I updated things here in this thread; but apparently I didn't. got an appointment with a plumber who finally showed up about quarter after 4pm on the 27th. I was at work; but my wife was home. he tinkered around for a while, left for parts, came back, said he fixed it, and was gone 5 or so minutes before I got home. $75. went in to check the water and the damned knob would barely turn and no water came on. sooooo ... I called. papa plumber said his son (who did the job) wasn't back yet but that he could come in the next morning to fix it. as I was telling him "no way in hell," baby plumber got back, they talked in the background, and papa plumber said they'd be right over. turns out baby plumber didn't quite get everything right; so papa plumber made some adjustments to the part (seat and stem), reinstalled, and it works; although, it now turns i the opposite direction. turns out that this is old plumbing -- 1960s when the house was built. papa plumber says there were all kinds of problems with this kind of setup and stem and that it should probably be replaced. I told him I'd leave that decision up to the next owner who takes possession of the house in 2 months. it works, has a clean bill of health, and that's all that matters to me. in talking with him, learning about the rarity of this particular setup (home depot definitely doesn't carry it), etc., I'm absolutely certain there's no way I would have been able to fix it on my own. $75 well spent in my book. thanks to the folks who weighed in in public and in private. I learned a lot that I'll be able to take with me to my next home in Texas. __________________ ~Dokk Join the CA Lottery (clicky). It's fun!!!