About a month ago our dishwasher stopped draining. We did our best to find the problem as we dug around in the stagnant water pooling at the bottom of the Dishwasher. With no solution we called a plumber and were told we would have to wait for three weeks. By this time the sink with the garbage disposal had begun to leak more than usual. As I tried to slip a b
ucket under the leak, the whole corroded disposal dislodged and made the sink completely useless. Steve and I in our inexperience were at a loss. So we stopped using both the sink and dishwasher and waited for the plumber while washing everything out of one sink. Finally, after several missed appointments, the plumber showed. He pointed a flashlight under the sink and said he needed to replace the entire disposal and $280 later we would be working again. This really could be counted as an expense in owning a home but seemed a little too much if Steve and I were going to enjoy any more of the summer. The plumber moved on to another job encouraging me to not take on the job myself u
nless I really thought my husband was "that kinda guy". I in turn moved on to Home Depot to pick up a $90 disposal and hope we had the tools to put the little guy in. Three hours later we were grinding everything we could find in the kitchen with huge grins on our faces. Steve and I, with a huge help from all the tools given at his tool shower and new tub of plumber putty, were plenty proud of ourselves for saving a little money and for becoming a little more self sufficient. The Dishwasher proved a little more difficult but when the plumber still didn't return to fix this problem, Steve shoved a hanger down the little drain tube and it suddenly started draining. May everyone else enjoy the ability to fix their problems as easily.
ucket under the leak, the whole corroded disposal dislodged and made the sink completely useless. Steve and I in our inexperience were at a loss. So we stopped using both the sink and dishwasher and waited for the plumber while washing everything out of one sink. Finally, after several missed appointments, the plumber showed. He pointed a flashlight under the sink and said he needed to replace the entire disposal and $280 later we would be working again. This really could be counted as an expense in owning a home but seemed a little too much if Steve and I were going to enjoy any more of the summer. The plumber moved on to another job encouraging me to not take on the job myself u
nless I really thought my husband was "that kinda guy". I in turn moved on to Home Depot to pick up a $90 disposal and hope we had the tools to put the little guy in. Three hours later we were grinding everything we could find in the kitchen with huge grins on our faces. Steve and I, with a huge help from all the tools given at his tool shower and new tub of plumber putty, were plenty proud of ourselves for saving a little money and for becoming a little more self sufficient. The Dishwasher proved a little more difficult but when the plumber still didn't return to fix this problem, Steve shoved a hanger down the little drain tube and it suddenly started draining. May everyone else enjoy the ability to fix their problems as easily.
2 comments:
I love it! and from the looks of it, I think I'd love your fridge, too :) I'm proud of you both for overcoming insurmountable odds. Glad to hear from you in the blogging world.
YAY for fixing pipes!! Where's the blog about moving pipes?!? :)
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