Comments on: When it rains it pours (Out of my bathtub faucet, that is. It won’t shut off!) http://www.iboughtaduplex.com/repairs-and-maintenance/when-it-rains-it-pours-out-of-my-bathtub-faucet-that-is-it-wont-shut-off.php "Are you sure you can handle managing something like that?" Well, there's one sure way to find out... Thu, 01 Jul 2010 01:38:07 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Kenric http://www.iboughtaduplex.com/repairs-and-maintenance/when-it-rains-it-pours-out-of-my-bathtub-faucet-that-is-it-wont-shut-off.php/comment-page-1#comment-639 Kenric Wed, 03 Jan 2007 00:17:29 +0000 http://www.iboughtaduplex.com/repairs-and-maintenance/when-it-rains-it-pours-out-of-my-bathtub-faucet-that-is-it-wont-shut-off.php#comment-639 Same thing happened to me with my bathtub. I ignored it and ignored it until the drip was so loud that the guy living downstairs said something. I never knew he could hear it. When I finally sold the place it was on the buyer's "repair" list so I had to fix it. Cost my $8 to fix it. So stupid cause I lived in the place for 1 year just dealing with the drip cause I was too lazy to fix something I knew I had to fix eventually. Same thing happened to me with my bathtub. I ignored it and ignored it until the drip was so loud that the guy living downstairs said something. I never knew he could hear it.

When I finally sold the place it was on the buyer’s “repair” list so I had to fix it. Cost my $8 to fix it.

So stupid cause I lived in the place for 1 year just dealing with the drip cause I was too lazy to fix something I knew I had to fix eventually.

]]> By: landlady http://www.iboughtaduplex.com/repairs-and-maintenance/when-it-rains-it-pours-out-of-my-bathtub-faucet-that-is-it-wont-shut-off.php/comment-page-1#comment-611 landlady Fri, 29 Dec 2006 04:48:56 +0000 http://www.iboughtaduplex.com/repairs-and-maintenance/when-it-rains-it-pours-out-of-my-bathtub-faucet-that-is-it-wont-shut-off.php#comment-611 Loverboy is right! The washer was almost completely worn away. I felt a bit foolish for calling the plumber out; normally a leaking faucet is something I would attempt to handle myself...somehow I thought that a "gushing" faucet was a different story. Perhaps I'm just gunshy after my recent plumbing catastrophes... Funny thing is, the plumber actually talked me out of installing the shutoffs -- since the faucet was repairable (just needed a new washer and packing material), and since the bathroom is slated for a remodel in the next year or so, he told me that it would be cheaper to just wait and install the shutoffs as part of that job. Loverboy is right! The washer was almost completely worn away. I felt a bit foolish for calling the plumber out; normally a leaking faucet is something I would attempt to handle myself…somehow I thought that a “gushing” faucet was a different story. Perhaps I’m just gunshy after my recent plumbing catastrophes…

Funny thing is, the plumber actually talked me out of installing the shutoffs — since the faucet was repairable (just needed a new washer and packing material), and since the bathroom is slated for a remodel in the next year or so, he told me that it would be cheaper to just wait and install the shutoffs as part of that job.

]]> By: Trisha http://www.iboughtaduplex.com/repairs-and-maintenance/when-it-rains-it-pours-out-of-my-bathtub-faucet-that-is-it-wont-shut-off.php/comment-page-1#comment-608 Trisha Fri, 29 Dec 2006 00:09:39 +0000 http://www.iboughtaduplex.com/repairs-and-maintenance/when-it-rains-it-pours-out-of-my-bathtub-faucet-that-is-it-wont-shut-off.php#comment-608 I asked my loverboy, Michael, who has had quite a lot of experience with remodeling and everything that goes with it. He says your faucet probably just needs a new washer. But, the shutoffs are a big priority, too! I asked my loverboy, Michael, who has had quite a lot of experience with remodeling and everything that goes with it. He says your faucet probably just needs a new washer. But, the shutoffs are a big priority, too!

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