dem00n Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Today we had a plumber come to the house to fix a leaky pipe in the basement, no problem that was done. Later i showed him a faucet in our bathroom that always lets water drip every time it is in the off position but if you turn it a bit into the on position, it turns off. Thanks the numerical people in the household you can't simply make everyone turn the knob a bit to the left to the turn the water off even though you supposed to turn it to the right. Anyways, i asked him if he could fixed that. He said no he was a "Pipe and Toilet" specialized plumber and that i have to call a specialist in faucets. The hell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryUK Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Rubbish. He didn't want the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 He probably figured he wasn't going to get to replace the thing and wouldn't make enough money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 He simply couldn't be bothered. He'd already earned his call-out fee and didn't figure he could make much more profit spending another five minutes just to replace one O-ring in a tap. P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quapman Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 diy man!! As a homeowner you have to do these things yourself. As Pippy said, simple o-ring. Worst case replace the faucet. Both simple tasks nowadays especially with all the compression fittings out there. Don't even have to solder anything anymore. But even solder is pretty easy once you get all the water outa the line. The hardest part off that job for me is contorting my fat a$$ into the vanity to get at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 The hardest part off that job for me is contorting my fat a$$ into the vanity to get at it. Giddyup! Why don't they make that center bar so it swings up and out of the way? Then you could lay in there on your back to hook the thing up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bill Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 It would be a lot cheaper just to replace the whole faucet yourself. Its easy to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxson50 Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Things you have to know to be a plumber. 1. Sh#t goes down hill. 2 Paydays on Friday. 3. Don't chew your finger nails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btoth76 Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 It's a no-brainer. I did the whole plumbing in my house on my own - without any experience. Water and sewer pipes as well. Not even special tools were needed. I've used high-quality multi-layer flexible german water pipes with steel pipe connectors. All I needed was a cutter and a wrench. I've waited for a month before I covered it up with plaster - just to be sure nothing is leaking. Saved 50% of the complete cost doing it myself. Cheers... Bence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deeman Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 I just did the opposite of above. I just bought an 85 year old house on foreclosure. It needed to be repiped, so I hired some local guys who did a great job, replaced the water heater and fixed all the leaky faucets. Thing was it was $3,500. They did use all quality american and german parts and we shouldn't have to worry about the water for a very long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChanMan Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 /chuckle "Pipe and Toilet man". That's awesome. Gotta remember that one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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