@ai6yr Been there done that. I have a leaky faucet in the garage that requires me breaking out the propane torch. I’m waiting for a day with everyone out of the house so I can work in peace.
Took 2 hours over two days to remove this corroded handle. Note to self: make sure to remove shower handles on a normal schedule to remove corrosion. #plumbing
Ancient leaky shower cartridge, Delta. It's near impossible to know which one you have without pulling it all out. Strangely, this was originally a Hansgrohe faucet, but all the parts are internally marked as "Delta". #plumbing
Here's where the oh crap moment happened. This plastic mixer was totally lodged in there, and somehow the gasket for the mixer went missing. Had to use locking pliers to get that sucker out, and then crossed fingers that I could find the replacement locally.
@ai6yr Well done. I love doing plumbing when it works but when it goes wrong... 😳.
Flooded my kitchen, which is upstairs at our place, changing a radiator once. On a Sunday evening, natch. Managed to get it sorted but my god, there was some panic. And not a dry towel, tea towel or blanket in the house. 😁
@BakerRL75 Old parts... Old cracked plastic parts and rubber gasket which popped out (and dunno where it went), which committed me to a fix I hadn't planned to do (was inspecting it to make sure I had the right parts for a repair later). Only had to run to the hardware store once, and luckily they had the replacement cartridge (not the OEM version, unfortunately, just a house brand... but cheaper and it worked). Dicey there for a second 😬
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