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Home plumbing - argh.
Jul. 27th, 2005 06:41 pmOur bathroom faucets have problems. OK, our pipes have problems because they're ancient. When Eric replaced the washer on the cold water faucet the water pressure dropped to about half what it was before. He tried to tell me it was always like that. I let it go. Now he claims he never fixed that faucet. *sigh*
The hot water started dripping months ago. Eric replaced the washer. It still dripped, so we examined the stem and discovered it's pitted beyond repair. There were no replacement stems at any of the hardware stores anywhere around us. I wrote to Price Pfister and they sent us two new replacement stems which have been sitting on the edge of the sink ever since because Eric wanted to do the job.
The dripping turned to a steady trickle and our water bill was three times higher than normal last month. Eric finally replaced the hot water stem last weekend. I told him ahead of time I didn't want it to drop in pressure like the cold water did, then I went to class. When I got home he told me it turned the wrong way. I told him the other one must be meant for that side, and he swapped them. Silly man, NOW it turns the wrong way. Then he said I wouldn't like the result. The water pressure was just as wimpy as the cold water. Then yesterday, it stopped altogether. We no longer have hot water in the bathroom sink.
All we can figure is mineral deposits broke off the inside of the pipes while he was working on them, fell down the pipe and are now blocking the valves on the faucets. We're hoping if we take them apart and turn the water back on to blast out the open pipes that they'll clear. I'll hold a bucket over them and aim the water into the sink while he turns it back on.
Man I hope it works! We can't afford to replace our pipes.
The hot water started dripping months ago. Eric replaced the washer. It still dripped, so we examined the stem and discovered it's pitted beyond repair. There were no replacement stems at any of the hardware stores anywhere around us. I wrote to Price Pfister and they sent us two new replacement stems which have been sitting on the edge of the sink ever since because Eric wanted to do the job.
The dripping turned to a steady trickle and our water bill was three times higher than normal last month. Eric finally replaced the hot water stem last weekend. I told him ahead of time I didn't want it to drop in pressure like the cold water did, then I went to class. When I got home he told me it turned the wrong way. I told him the other one must be meant for that side, and he swapped them. Silly man, NOW it turns the wrong way. Then he said I wouldn't like the result. The water pressure was just as wimpy as the cold water. Then yesterday, it stopped altogether. We no longer have hot water in the bathroom sink.
All we can figure is mineral deposits broke off the inside of the pipes while he was working on them, fell down the pipe and are now blocking the valves on the faucets. We're hoping if we take them apart and turn the water back on to blast out the open pipes that they'll clear. I'll hold a bucket over them and aim the water into the sink while he turns it back on.
Man I hope it works! We can't afford to replace our pipes.
