Comments on: Yet Another Toilet Repair http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2006/05/16/yet-another-toilet-repair/ personal finance tips, tricks, and commentary Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:51:28 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Joel B. http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2006/05/16/yet-another-toilet-repair/comment-page-1/#comment-70206 Joel B. Sun, 01 Apr 2007 05:00:08 +0000 http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2006/05/16/yet-another-toilet-repair/#comment-70206 I just spent the evening repairing the inlet pipe on my toilet. The problem started with the shutoff valve. After about a half hour of thinking to myself... "gee that's been running a little long" I realized that there might be something wrong. So I go up and jiggle the "ball-cock"... hehehehe Ahem. Anyways, disappointly the valve doesn't shut off the flow. At about this time I'm thinking it's 8:30pm– just enough time to grab some dinner (3 pieces of honey mustard chicken and some cheesey mashed potatoes) and high-tail it to home depot to fetch a replacement shutoff valve. I get home with one said shutoff valve slash "ball-cock" ehehehe Ahem assembly. 20 minutes later its installed and water flowing and thats when I notice a problem. A leak! Right around the blasted manual shut-off valve where the brass pipe connects. After about 10 minutes of cursing while eating a popscicle its now 9:00pm. The hardware store is closed and I am now limited to a long trip out to walmart (a 20 minute drive) to fetch a replacement pipe. This is the key to this highly inappropriante language free rant. What I'm getting at is that whenever you replace a cutoff valve. It is very likely that after a few years the seals on the pipe leading from the manual valve to the tank valve has rotted a little bit and when installing said new tank valve you will unavoidably disturb this pipe and cause a small amount of leakage. So... when you purchase the tank valve, grab a new intake pipe too or you will be spending around 20-40 minutes of cursing, driving and walking the isles of your nearest plumbing hardware vendor. I just spent the evening repairing the inlet pipe on my toilet. The problem started with the shutoff valve. After about a half hour of thinking to myself… “gee that’s been running a little long” I realized that there might be something wrong. So I go up and jiggle the “ball-cock”… hehehehe Ahem. Anyways, disappointly the valve doesn’t shut off the flow. At about this time I’m thinking it’s 8:30pm– just enough time to grab some dinner (3 pieces of honey mustard chicken and some cheesey mashed potatoes) and high-tail it to home depot to fetch a replacement shutoff valve. I get home with one said shutoff valve slash “ball-cock” ehehehe Ahem assembly. 20 minutes later its installed and water flowing and thats when I notice a problem. A leak! Right around the blasted manual shut-off valve where the brass pipe connects. After about 10 minutes of cursing while eating a popscicle its now 9:00pm. The hardware store is closed and I am now limited to a long trip out to walmart (a 20 minute drive) to fetch a replacement pipe. This is the key to this highly inappropriante language free rant. What I’m getting at is that whenever you replace a cutoff valve. It is very likely that after a few years the seals on the pipe leading from the manual valve to the tank valve has rotted a little bit and when installing said new tank valve you will unavoidably disturb this pipe and cause a small amount of leakage. So… when you purchase the tank valve, grab a new intake pipe too or you will be spending around 20-40 minutes of cursing, driving and walking the isles of your nearest plumbing hardware vendor.

]]> By: old emp http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2006/05/16/yet-another-toilet-repair/comment-page-1/#comment-6001 old emp Thu, 18 May 2006 19:42:32 +0000 http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2006/05/16/yet-another-toilet-repair/#comment-6001 I used to work for a company that sold toilets. This is an unreal toilet... Check out the Niagara Flapperless www.niagaraconservation.com :) I used to work for a company that sold toilets. This is an unreal toilet…

Check out the Niagara Flapperless

http://www.niagaraconservation.com :)

]]> By: FMF http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2006/05/16/yet-another-toilet-repair/comment-page-1/#comment-5996 FMF Thu, 18 May 2006 18:42:48 +0000 http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2006/05/16/yet-another-toilet-repair/#comment-5996 Lisa -- Yikes!!! Here's hoping Nickel doesn't have to deal with something like this!!! Lisa — Yikes!!! Here’s hoping Nickel doesn’t have to deal with something like this!!!

]]> By: Lisa http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2006/05/16/yet-another-toilet-repair/comment-page-1/#comment-5982 Lisa Wed, 17 May 2006 13:50:57 +0000 http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2006/05/16/yet-another-toilet-repair/#comment-5982 Less than a month after we moved into our previous house, our sewer line broke, causing sewage to backup into both our bathrooms on NEW YEAR'S EVE (of all times). And not just into the toilets, but all over the floor of one of the bathrooms.) Finding someone thrilled to come out and clean up raw sewage on New Year's Eve was not fun. And since we were in the house less than a month, we could not have been more frustrated! The bathroom cabinets and flooring had to all be replaced - thank heavens for homeowners insurance. Less than a month after we moved into our previous house, our sewer line broke, causing sewage to backup into both our bathrooms on NEW YEAR’S EVE (of all times). And not just into the toilets, but all over the floor of one of the bathrooms.) Finding someone thrilled to come out and clean up raw sewage on New Year’s Eve was not fun. And since we were in the house less than a month, we could not have been more frustrated! The bathroom cabinets and flooring had to all be replaced – thank heavens for homeowners insurance.

]]> By: Blaine Moore http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2006/05/16/yet-another-toilet-repair/comment-page-1/#comment-5973 Blaine Moore Tue, 16 May 2006 18:00:21 +0000 http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2006/05/16/yet-another-toilet-repair/#comment-5973 I had to keep repairing the toilet at my old apartment. Man, am I glad to not live there anymore. I had to keep repairing the toilet at my old apartment. Man, am I glad to not live there anymore.

]]> By: FMF http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2006/05/16/yet-another-toilet-repair/comment-page-1/#comment-5972 FMF Tue, 16 May 2006 17:55:00 +0000 http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2006/05/16/yet-another-toilet-repair/#comment-5972 Houses know when you're selling them and they get even by breaking down in places that have run for decades without a problem. ;-) Houses know when you’re selling them and they get even by breaking down in places that have run for decades without a problem. ;-)

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