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[cross22]

I can't believe no one has tagged in @patrickBOOTH over this plumbing issue.

Waiting for unfac to give up first before tagging in PB to make plumber recos.

 

[UnFacconable]

I can't believe no one has tagged in @patrickBOOTH over this plumbing issue.

I was about to do exactly that when the plumber quoted me $600 for a weekend service call plus whatever the cost of the work is. If I wait a few weeks, the service call is only $110 and they will do the work for an extra $125.

I’m going to try some WD40 to see if that will help but I think I’m heading toward a PB moment where I pay $250 for the guy to tell me I should have used this one trick that plumbers hate.

 

[Numbernine]

I was about to do exactly that when the plumber quoted me $600 for a weekend service call plus whatever the cost of the work is. If I wait a few weeks, the service call is only $110 and they will do the work for an extra $125.

I’m going to try some WD40 to see if that will help but I think I’m heading toward a PB moment where I pay $250 for the guy to tell me I should have used this one trick that plumbers hate.

https://www.zoro.com/ridgid-pipe-wrench-straight-cast-iron-48-in-l-6-in-jaw-capacity-48/i/G2744935/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=surfaces&utm_campaign=shopping%20feed&utm_content=free%20google%20shopping%20clicks&campaignid=21408081106&productid=G2744935&v=&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAADw3hZeezjLo_b4evBVfY3yoVLNxf&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIh_qM7OmiiAMVpAutBh2C6iEWEAQYASABEgJ0y_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

[brokencycle]

Right after I cleared into the San Jose local I took a job with a small commercial plumbing contractor (2-5 men) for 4 years I got a plumbing license and learned a lot. In those days valves were 100% rebuildable with universal parts, seals, seats etc available at neighborhood hardware stores. Chicago Brass was imo the best. Now everything's throwaway. 🤷‍♂️
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Quality valves and cartridges today should be 100% maintenance free and last a lifetime. Maybe you can't rebuild a ceramic cartridge like before, but if it lasts 100+ years, it shouldn't matter.

@UnFacconable's problem is his fixtures are French and thus surrender early and often.

 

[Numbernine]

Quality valves and cartridges today should be 100% maintenance free and last a lifetime. Maybe you can't rebuild a ceramic cartridge like before, but if it lasts 100+ years, it shouldn't matter.

@UnFacconable's problem is his fixtures are French and thus surrender early and often.

I don't know about a lifetime, ceramic cartridges do become drippy but they are easy to change out. The lack of universality is the drag imo.

 

[jbarwick]

Cheap solve on the hose issue. On newer faucet sets, they usually come with a plastic wrench with an open side that you can slide around and easily tighten the hose. My Moen came with this one.

https://www.amazon.com/Moen-118305-Installation-Tool/dp/B002PB1JJS/ref=asc_df_B002PB1JJS/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=697461865679&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=5063769563923429143&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9013202&hvtargid=pla-310268126870&psc=1&mcid=2a1d7df4b4df36f98bb05c5a93f4f287

 

[UnFacconable]

@UnFacconable's problem is his fixtures are French and thus surrender early and often.

worse, mine are made in Brooklyn, maybe they are in cahoots with PB’s plumbers.

I will call and see if they have a tool like the Moen one. Something like that would be perfect.

 

[brokencycle]

worse, mine are made in Brooklyn, maybe they are in cahoots with PB’s plumbers.

I will call and see if they have a tool like the Moen one. Something like that would be perfect.

I thought Waterworks was made in France.

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[UnFacconable]

I thought Waterworks was made in France.

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The most comprehensive independent review of Waterworks Faucets. Required reading for anyone thinking of buying a Waterworks faucet including the countries in which Waterworks faucets are made, their actual manufacturers, certification status (whether the faucets are legal to sell and install in...

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Mine are Watermark, not Waterworks.

 

[brokencycle]

Mine are Watermark, not Waterworks.

Well, I should learn to read then.

 

[Numbernine]

worse, mine are made in Brooklyn, maybe they are in cahoots with PB’s plumbers.

I will call and see if they have a tool like the Moen one. Something like that would be perfect.

If that would work just use a box end wrench

 

[UnFacconable]

If that would work just use a box end wrench

I interpreted "open side" to mean that it wasn't like a box end wrench. I guess I could use a box end wrench like this to remove it by threading the entire hose through it. Without the 90 degree angle, I'm back to square one.

 

[Numbernine]

I interpreted "open side" to mean that it wasn't like a box end wrench. I guess I could use a box end wrench like this to remove it by threading the entire hose through it. Without the 90 degree angle, I'm back to square one.

Maybe a Bnut wrench we used them on aircraft hydraulic tubing

https://www.grainger.com/product/12C587?gucid=N:N:PS:Paid:GGL:CSM-2295:7Q8R4W:20500801:APZ_1&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIg-zi14uniAMVzjWtBh2SQBquEAQYCSABEgJ-GvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

[otc]

@otc did you recently buy a power tool system? What did you get?

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This looks like a pretty good deal. Same top of the line drill and impact driver I got but different batteries. I got 2x 5AH batteries, this comes with the newer high output batteries, one in a 6AH, other in 3AH. Might actually be nice to have a smaller battery option as the tools get bulky with big batteries.

Comes in a soft bag instead of a hard case, but that might actually be better? Hard case is pretty nice, but it only fits exactly the stuff the kit comes with and you have to make sure everything is in its place to latch it.

Home depot kit is $266 if you do the battery hack where you add free battery to cart, then return the battery (or supposedly you can set the battery for in-store pickup at a different location, pick up the tool, and then cancel/never pick up the battery).

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[gettoasty]

In three years I think this is the first time I see the flowers bloom. I think I gave it a little more water than before? (The cats also like to dig up the pebbles and poop in the backyard but it’s been a while since that occurred. Scaring them seems to do the trick and deter…)