So I'm on a mission to get some things done around the house towards selling the place and eventually moving... last week I decided that instead of simply fixing the leak in the kitchen faucet (probably just a rubber gasket) I would go ahead and install a nice, new fixture. And it went reasonably well...no leaks, looks great.
So I'm all confident from last week's little handy job and I decide to tackle the bathroom faucet today. First, whoever installed the thing put some kind of plaster-based sealant or something around the original fixture... took a while to scrape that down to a clean palate. Get everything installed like it should be and go for the test run... the drain pipe and the cold water feed pipe are leaking.
The drain pipe flange is simply not seated straight... fixed it, all good. The feed pipe screw was too long for the stem so I had to pull the whole thing apart and put a shorter screw cap on. (BTW, I am not exactly "up" on plumbing terminology... if anyone one's going to be a stickler LOL) Everything gets tightened down and she works good! [:D]
Then the power goes out an hour later. Sooooo.. I take a nap. Still no power. I run and pick up some hay and stop off at the neighbor's to talk, play with the horses and dogs and go swimming... I will definately miss my neighbors.
The power came back on while I was over there and when I go back home I was greated with the missing Great Lake in my bathroom. WTF? Why would it work before and not now? The sudden pressure of the pump kicking back in??
I cut off the water supply... I'll deal with it tomorrow.
BTW, Happy Fourth of July!!! [:D]