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(On Madeira we have something similar. After the meter the city water pipe splits. One pipe directly feeds the kitchen, the other a 1000L IBC-tank outside. The returning pipe feeds the 150l water boiler and the bathroom.
The city water replaced the formerly used levada - open irrigation channel coming down from the hills - as water source.)

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/EzVLdxKzj5I

#ShortBreak #shorts #DoomScrollBreak #GoodToKnow #advice #AdviceWithAnn #household #plumbing #water #drinkingwater #greywater

(On Madeira we have something similar. After the meter the city water pipe splits. One pipe directly feeds the kitchen, the other a 1000L IBC-tank outside. The returning pipe feeds the 150l water boiler and the bathroom.
The city water replaced the formerly used levada - open irrigation channel coming down from the hills - as water source.)

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/EzVLdxKzj5I

#ShortBreak #shorts #DoomScrollBreak #GoodToKnow #advice #AdviceWithAnn #household #plumbing #water #drinkingwater #greywater

(On Madeira we have something similar. After the meter the city water pipe splits. One pipe directly feeds the kitchen, the other a 1000L IBC-tank outside. The returning pipe feeds the 150l water boiler and the bathroom.
The city water replaced the formerly used levada - open irrigation channel coming down from the hills - as water source.)

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/EzVLdxKzj5I

#ShortBreak #shorts #DoomScrollBreak #GoodToKnow #advice #AdviceWithAnn #household #plumbing #water #drinkingwater #greywater

(On Madeira we have something similar. After the meter the city water pipe splits. One pipe directly feeds the kitchen, the other a 1000L IBC-tank outside. The returning pipe feeds the 150l water boiler and the bathroom.
The city water replaced the formerly used levada - open irrigation channel coming down from the hills - as water source.)

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/EzVLdxKzj5I

#ShortBreak #shorts #DoomScrollBreak #GoodToKnow #advice #AdviceWithAnn #household #plumbing #water #drinkingwater #greywater

(On Madeira we have something similar. After the meter the city water pipe splits. One pipe directly feeds the kitchen, the other a 1000L IBC-tank outside. The returning pipe feeds the 150l water boiler and the bathroom.
The city water replaced the formerly used levada - open irrigation channel coming down from the hills - as water source.)

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/EzVLdxKzj5I

#Meh...

#WhatDoesNiccolòMachiavelliKnow about #Plumbing...

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$650 for something I had not even known was happening. Who looks at the top of their water heater? Eek! The handyman who installed the new plumbing and water heater after we moved in here 4 years ago did NOT know what he was doing. There were many parts he used that didn’t have brass sittings, so there was a lot of rust and corrosion. Thankfully a tech here saw it when he was doing a water heater flush. So 6 months later we went ahead on it.

I just don’t get it how these water heaters are so complicated. This doesn’t look great to me (photos are before and after) but at least we are no longer in danger of crud falling into the tank. Replacement would have been so much more. #Water #WaterHeater #Plumbing If I had a a tip today it is to take a look at your water heater. And yes, this is better handled by a real plumber not a handyman. #TipOfDay

$650 for something I had not even known was happening. Who looks at the top of their water heater? Eek! The handyman who installed the new plumbing and water heater after we moved in here 4 years ago did NOT know what he was doing. There were many parts he used that didn’t have brass sittings, so there was a lot of rust and corrosion. Thankfully a tech here saw it when he was doing a water heater flush. So 6 months later we went ahead on it.

I just don’t get it how these water heaters are so complicated. This doesn’t look great to me (photos are before and after) but at least we are no longer in danger of crud falling into the tank. Replacement would have been so much more. #Water #WaterHeater #Plumbing If I had a a tip today it is to take a look at your water heater. And yes, this is better handled by a real plumber not a handyman. #TipOfDay

$650 for something I had not even known was happening. Who looks at the top of their water heater? Eek! The handyman who installed the new plumbing and water heater after we moved in here 4 years ago did NOT know what he was doing. There were many parts he used that didn’t have brass sittings, so there was a lot of rust and corrosion. Thankfully a tech here saw it when he was doing a water heater flush. So 6 months later we went ahead on it.

I just don’t get it how these water heaters are so complicated. This doesn’t look great to me (photos are before and after) but at least we are no longer in danger of crud falling into the tank. Replacement would have been so much more. #Water #WaterHeater #Plumbing If I had a a tip today it is to take a look at your water heater. And yes, this is better handled by a real plumber not a handyman. #TipOfDay

$650 for something I had not even known was happening. Who looks at the top of their water heater? Eek! The handyman who installed the new plumbing and water heater after we moved in here 4 years ago did NOT know what he was doing. There were many parts he used that didn’t have brass sittings, so there was a lot of rust and corrosion. Thankfully a tech here saw it when he was doing a water heater flush. So 6 months later we went ahead on it.

I just don’t get it how these water heaters are so complicated. This doesn’t look great to me (photos are before and after) but at least we are no longer in danger of crud falling into the tank. Replacement would have been so much more. #Water #WaterHeater #Plumbing If I had a a tip today it is to take a look at your water heater. And yes, this is better handled by a real plumber not a handyman. #TipOfDay

$650 for something I had not even known was happening. Who looks at the top of their water heater? Eek! The handyman who installed the new plumbing and water heater after we moved in here 4 years ago did NOT know what he was doing. There were many parts he used that didn’t have brass sittings, so there was a lot of rust and corrosion. Thankfully a tech here saw it when he was doing a water heater flush. So 6 months later we went ahead on it.

I just don’t get it how these water heaters are so complicated. This doesn’t look great to me (photos are before and after) but at least we are no longer in danger of crud falling into the tank. Replacement would have been so much more. #Water #WaterHeater #Plumbing If I had a a tip today it is to take a look at your water heater. And yes, this is better handled by a real plumber not a handyman. #TipOfDay

Double-bad: the company selling replacements doesn’t have the technical specifications (read: name of the part and the dimensions), so searching for another seller is very hard 🥲

I have it narrowed down to this thing, but as ever, can’t be completely sure. And these are commercial resellers, are they even gonna bother with me?

#plumbing #homeDIY https://smoldersbv.nl/Winkel/afvoer-pvc/flexibele-verbindingen/b0370220-rubber-afdichtingsring/

Double-bad: the company selling replacements doesn’t have the technical specifications (read: name of the part and the dimensions), so searching for another seller is very hard 🥲

I have it narrowed down to this thing, but as ever, can’t be completely sure. And these are commercial resellers, are they even gonna bother with me?

#plumbing #homeDIY https://smoldersbv.nl/Winkel/afvoer-pvc/flexibele-verbindingen/b0370220-rubber-afdichtingsring/

Double-bad: the company selling replacements doesn’t have the technical specifications (read: name of the part and the dimensions), so searching for another seller is very hard 🥲

I have it narrowed down to this thing, but as ever, can’t be completely sure. And these are commercial resellers, are they even gonna bother with me?

#plumbing #homeDIY https://smoldersbv.nl/Winkel/afvoer-pvc/flexibele-verbindingen/b0370220-rubber-afdichtingsring/

Double-bad: the company selling replacements doesn’t have the technical specifications (read: name of the part and the dimensions), so searching for another seller is very hard 🥲

I have it narrowed down to this thing, but as ever, can’t be completely sure. And these are commercial resellers, are they even gonna bother with me?

#plumbing #homeDIY https://smoldersbv.nl/Winkel/afvoer-pvc/flexibele-verbindingen/b0370220-rubber-afdichtingsring/

Double-bad: the company selling replacements doesn’t have the technical specifications (read: name of the part and the dimensions), so searching for another seller is very hard 🥲

I have it narrowed down to this thing, but as ever, can’t be completely sure. And these are commercial resellers, are they even gonna bother with me?

#plumbing #homeDIY https://smoldersbv.nl/Winkel/afvoer-pvc/flexibele-verbindingen/b0370220-rubber-afdichtingsring/

Thomas Hawksley, born OTD in 1807, was the leading British water engineer of the 19th century, personally responsible for over 150 water-supply schemes in the British Isles and overseas https://toilet-guru.com/flush-history.html?s=mb #plumbing #history

Thomas Hawksley, born OTD in 1807, was the leading British water engineer of the 19th century, personally responsible for over 150 water-supply schemes in the British Isles and overseas https://toilet-guru.com/flush-history.html?s=mb #plumbing #history

Thomas Hawksley, born OTD in 1807, was the leading British water engineer of the 19th century, personally responsible for over 150 water-supply schemes in the British Isles and overseas https://toilet-guru.com/flush-history.html?s=mb #plumbing #history

Thomas Hawksley, born OTD in 1807, was the leading British water engineer of the 19th century, personally responsible for over 150 water-supply schemes in the British Isles and overseas https://toilet-guru.com/flush-history.html?s=mb #plumbing #history

Thomas Hawksley, born OTD in 1807, was the leading British water engineer of the 19th century, personally responsible for over 150 water-supply schemes in the British Isles and overseas https://toilet-guru.com/flush-history.html?s=mb #plumbing #history

Part 4: Conclusion,
When Amazon finally showed up, the nipple/reducers I ordered they sent the wrong ones, I was livid, it just worked I was able to snag a ride to the store, at first I thought we where going to Ace Hardware, but when we walked in the door they said they just closed, that did not sit well, luckily Lowes was right down the road from there, after searching having no luck my brother from another mother wandered off, and happened to find the actual 3/8comp to 1/2mip that amazon was supposed to send me, so now another $12 down the drain and an entire day, I get back home and as I got to the point the unbracket refused to fall off, hot tired and in pain, I tore apart the old leaking faucet grabbed the sawzall and cut the chunk of brass above the sink holding it up to cut as low as possible and just like that if finally fell out, then a little more discomfort a little effort spinning on the new mounting hardware for the new faucet, a little teflon on my new special little fittings, a snug here a snug there, I dropped in my new in sink soap dispenser, went out to the shop turned my water back on, came in to check for leaks and so far so good, fingers crossed as I am now in $212 on a faucet I could not afford and not sure I am covering it, and the physical stress on my disabled body, I desperately need a shower but at the moment I have no strength to move, but at least this disabled man existing in poverty did something today, what did you do;

Part 3:
So part of this odyssey I am still waiting a a few more parts to arrive to actually begin, but lets take a moment shall we, I grew up with an Architect that was also a project manager for multi million/billion dollar residential communities, as well built several homes and plenty of higher end remoddles, that said attention to detail was paramount, and early on I developed a true disdain for inspectors, but fully appreciated and still do the standards in which should be followed, how that applies to my "simple" kitchen sink faucet replacement, and please I am not looking to belittle nor look down on anyone here, but omg this is a nightmare, the space is a 10"wide by 20inch tall by 20inch deep, and assuming I was so inclined to remove the disposal again, as I replaced it 2 years ago by myself, the drain is pretty much coming out of the center of the cabinet and rises 4-6" meaning you gain nothing, so where I am as I have yet to kill the water, I have to shut of the supply to my tiny apt, as the valves at the wall are seized and the placement of the cabinet prevents any safe attempt at rectifying that without danger of breaking the pvc in the wall, anyways the nut hold the faucet in place is nearly impossible to get to, and no my basin wrench simply does not fit in the allotted space, see I was going to try and get it ready to simply unhook water lines pull out drop in re hook up and turn the water back on, that is not looking easy at the moment, here is were my past comes into play, people no matter how well intended when they build today, then never ever think about service tomorrow nor the possibilities of growth and aging, it was a battle my father hatted with a passion when dealing with clients, you have to plan at the start for down the road, or you will incur a higher cost of maintenance, repair, expansion and alterations, as this falls on me to try and repair, which I will, had I not existed in poverty and elected to hire an actual plumber to swap out a basic kitchen faucet, the labor alone due to the complexities, would have been $500, and this I have see so many times in my life, because at the start of a project no one ever puts any fore thought into anything, and down the road someone pays for that, right now I am, anyways the whole point is people think before you act, it sure saves headaches down the road, and until I finish this journey I bid you adieu;

Part 2:
Great, now I have to wait on 3/8 to 1/2 male to male nipples, as the new faucet is 3/8 female and the supply line from the valves are 1/2 female, and and, I have to shut the water to my tiny apt off because the shutoff valves to the sink are frozen stuck, and no room to replace them at all as the cupboard is butted right up on them, another $10 for parts I don't have but spent anyways, currently this faucet is costing me $200 now, I ordered adjustable wrenches as I don't have any, a basin wrench for the faucet nut, teflon for the threads, silicon in case I needed it, then because this faucet does not support the sprayer, I have a insink soap deal to go in that hole which will actually be far more useful, so now $200 this disabled man existing in poverty did not does not have just to replace a broken faucet that I still need to do the actual work on when I finally get everything else in, hopefully tomorrow, my anxiety is really bothering me over this;

Part 1:
Great now my #Kitchen #faucet needs to be replaced, my kitchen sink faucet has had a slow leak for longer than I can remember, but I was always able to find a way to shut it off, the last week not so lucky, have to keep a dish rag wrapped around it, its just enough to make the rag damp in a day, it has been slowly developing an internal leak, and it is now progressively worse, there goes another $125 I don't actually have, and since I don't have a tub, and I drink tap water all day long I really to to fix this, not to mention I have no idea how I will actually replace it, and before anyone asks, yes it is my responsibility to either replace and repair it myself or pay to have it done, that is no happening paying to replace it myself is more than I can afford, no way to pay someone, not looking forward to it but it has to be done, I have a new one ordered sometime this week it will be here, im not looking forward to changing it, the space I have to work in is could barely hold a dell inspiron 530, actually I don't think it would fit at all, I have to take off the garbage disposal first, and then unhook the water lines and then play find the nut that holds the faucet to the sink, all one handed and without any visual ability to see, I cook and clean using it, I need it, still have no clue what I will actually do for #food this month, O yea the hell keeps getting deeper for this #disabled man existing in #poverty;

You can encourage my continued useless #poetry, creativity and expression of self, #commentary, random thoughts, #philosophy and ideas, and by doing so your helping to feed, house and clothe a #disabled man living in #poverty, $5-10-15 It All Helps, via #cashapp at $woctxphotog or via #paypal at paypal.com/donate?campaign_id=…
#plumbing, #DYI, #homerepairs,

Great, now I have to wait on 3/8 to 1/2 male to male nipples, as the new faucet is 3/8 female and the supply line from the valves are 1/2 female, and and, I have to shut the water to my tiny apt off because the shutoff valves to the sink are frozen stuck, and no room to replace them at all as the cupboard is butted right up on them, another $10 for parts I don't have but spent anyways, currently this faucet is costing me $200 now, I ordered adjustable wrenches as I don't have any, a basin wrench for the faucet nut, teflon for the threads, silicon in case I needed it, then because this faucet does not support the sprayer, I have a insink soap deal to go in that hole which will actually be far more useful, so now $200 this disabled man existing in poverty did not does not have just to replace a broken faucet that I still need to do the actual work on when I finally get everything else in, hopefully tomorrow, my anxiety is really bothering me over this;

You can encourage my continued useless #poetry, creativity and expression of self, #commentary, random thoughts, #philosophy and ideas, and by doing so your helping to feed, house and clothe a #disabled man living in #poverty, $5-10-15 It All Helps, via #cashapp at $woctxphotog or via #paypal at paypal.com/donate?campaign_id=…
#plumbing, #DYI, #homerepairs, #anxiety,
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Great now my #Kitchen #faucet needs to be replaced, my kitchen sink faucet has had a slow leak for longer than I can remember, but I was always able to find a way to shut it off, the last week not so lucky, have to keep a dish rag wrapped around it, its just enough to make the rag damp in a day, it has been slowly developing an internal leak, and it is now progressively worse, there goes another $125 I don't actually have, and since I don't have a tub, and I drink tap water all day long I really to to fix this, not to mention I have no idea how I will actually replace it, and before anyone asks, yes it is my responsibility to either replace and repair it myself or pay to have it done, that is no happening paying to replace it myself is more than I can afford, no way to pay someone, not looking forward to it but it has to be done, I have a new one ordered sometime this week it will be here, im not looking forward to changing it, the space I have to work in is could barely hold a dell inspiron 530, actually I don't think it would fit at all, I have to take off the garbage disposal first, and then unhook the water lines and then play find the nut that holds the faucet to the sink, all one handed and without any visual ability to see, I cook and clean using it, I need it, still have no clue what I will actually do for #food this month, O yea the hell keeps getting deeper for this #disabled man existing in #poverty;

You can encourage my continued useless #poetry, creativity and expression of self, #commentary, random thoughts, #philosophy and ideas, and by doing so your helping to feed, house and clothe a #disabled man living in #poverty, $5-10-15 It All Helps, via #cashapp at $woctxphotog or via #paypal at paypal.com/donate?campaign_id=…
#plumbing, #DYI, #homerepairs,

Great now my #Kitchen #faucet needs to be replaced, my kitchen sink faucet has had a slow leak for longer than I can remember, but I was always able to find a way to shut it off, the last week not so lucky, have to keep a dish rag wrapped around it, its just enough to make the rag damp in a day, it has been slowly developing an internal leak, and it is now progressively worse, there goes another $125 I don't actually have, and since I don't have a tub, and I drink tap water all day long I really to to fix this, not to mention I have no idea how I will actually replace it, and before anyone asks, yes it is my responsibility to either replace and repair it myself or pay to have it done, that is no happening paying to replace it myself is more than I can afford, no way to pay someone, not looking forward to it but it has to be done, I have a new one ordered sometime this week it will be here, im not looking forward to changing it, the space I have to work in is could barely hold a dell inspiron 530, actually I don't think it would fit at all, I have to take off the garbage disposal first, and then unhook the water lines and then play find the nut that holds the faucet to the sink, all one handed and without any visual ability to see, I cook and clean using it, I need it, still have no clue what I will actually do for #food this month, O yea the hell keeps getting deeper for this #disabled man existing in #poverty;

You can encourage my continued useless #poetry, creativity and expression of self, #commentary, random thoughts, #philosophy and ideas, and by doing so your helping to feed, house and clothe a #disabled man living in #poverty, $5-10-15 It All Helps, via #cashapp at $woctxphotog or via #paypal at paypal.com/donate?campaign_id=…
#plumbing, #DYI, #homerepairs,

Great now my #Kitchen #faucet needs to be replaced, my kitchen sink faucet has had a slow leak for longer than I can remember, but I was always able to find a way to shut it off, the last week not so lucky, have to keep a dish rag wrapped around it, its just enough to make the rag damp in a day, it has been slowly developing an internal leak, and it is now progressively worse, there goes another $125 I don't actually have, and since I don't have a tub, and I drink tap water all day long I really to to fix this, not to mention I have no idea how I will actually replace it, and before anyone asks, yes it is my responsibility to either replace and repair it myself or pay to have it done, that is no happening paying to replace it myself is more than I can afford, no way to pay someone, not looking forward to it but it has to be done, I have a new one ordered sometime this week it will be here, im not looking forward to changing it, the space I have to work in is could barely hold a dell inspiron 530, actually I don't think it would fit at all, I have to take off the garbage disposal first, and then unhook the water lines and then play find the nut that holds the faucet to the sink, all one handed and without any visual ability to see, I cook and clean using it, I need it, still have no clue what I will actually do for #food this month, O yea the hell keeps getting deeper for this #disabled man existing in #poverty;

You can encourage my continued useless #poetry, creativity and expression of self, #commentary, random thoughts, #philosophy and ideas, and by doing so your helping to feed, house and clothe a #disabled man living in #poverty, $5-10-15 It All Helps, via #cashapp at $woctxphotog or via #paypal at paypal.com/donate?campaign_id=…
#plumbing, #DYI, #homerepairs,

Installed a bidet, today.

#plumbing #labor

Installed a bidet, today.

#plumbing #labor

Installed a bidet, today.

#plumbing #labor

Closet Blues

I tried to make today a photography fun day. Early in the morning at least. I went to Boston thinking I could shoot a couple of rolls of film on Beacon Hill and along the Charles River by the Esplanade where they had the 4th of July spectacular yesterday. 

I got through one roll of 120 and one roll of 35mm and was starting to think of what to load up next when I got called home. I guess that means I have to go back soon, right?

When I got home it was time to start cleaning out the closet where the plumber needs to work tomorrow. We also went to IKEA and another furniture store. Tomorrow, after the plumber leaves (assuming he fixes the problem) I will be putting together a Swedish dresser.

We also picked up an order of a couple of rolls of bread from a bakery that Jen’s high school friend is running out of his house with his husband. I haven’t tried it yet, but I’ve had some of their baked goods before oh my goodness… 

I think I am going to have a piece of bread now and then I am going to go to sleep because I am freakin’ exhausted.

G’night, folks.

Closet Blues

I tried to make today a photography fun day. Early in the morning at least. I went to Boston thinking I could shoot a couple of rolls of film on Beacon Hill and along the Charles River by the Esplanade where they had the 4th of July spectacular yesterday. 

I got through one roll of 120 and one roll of 35mm and was starting to think of what to load up next when I got called home. I guess that means I have to go back soon, right?

When I got home it was time to start cleaning out the closet where the plumber needs to work tomorrow. We also went to IKEA and another furniture store. Tomorrow, after the plumber leaves (assuming he fixes the problem) I will be putting together a Swedish dresser.

We also picked up an order of a couple of rolls of bread from a bakery that Jen’s high school friend is running out of his house with his husband. I haven’t tried it yet, but I’ve had some of their baked goods before oh my goodness… 

I think I am going to have a piece of bread now and then I am going to go to sleep because I am freakin’ exhausted.

G’night, folks.

Closet Blues

I tried to make today a photography fun day. Early in the morning at least. I went to Boston thinking I could shoot a couple of rolls of film on Beacon Hill and along the Charles River by the Esplanade where they had the 4th of July spectacular yesterday. 

I got through one roll of 120 and one roll of 35mm and was starting to think of what to load up next when I got called home. I guess that means I have to go back soon, right?

When I got home it was time to start cleaning out the closet where the plumber needs to work tomorrow. We also went to IKEA and another furniture store. Tomorrow, after the plumber leaves (assuming he fixes the problem) I will be putting together a Swedish dresser.

We also picked up an order of a couple of rolls of bread from a bakery that Jen’s high school friend is running out of his house with his husband. I haven’t tried it yet, but I’ve had some of their baked goods before oh my goodness… 

I think I am going to have a piece of bread now and then I am going to go to sleep because I am freakin’ exhausted.

G’night, folks.

Closet Blues

I tried to make today a photography fun day. Early in the morning at least. I went to Boston thinking I could shoot a couple of rolls of film on Beacon Hill and along the Charles River by the Esplanade where they had the 4th of July spectacular yesterday. 

I got through one roll of 120 and one roll of 35mm and was starting to think of what to load up next when I got called home. I guess that means I have to go back soon, right?

When I got home it was time to start cleaning out the closet where the plumber needs to work tomorrow. We also went to IKEA and another furniture store. Tomorrow, after the plumber leaves (assuming he fixes the problem) I will be putting together a Swedish dresser.

We also picked up an order of a couple of rolls of bread from a bakery that Jen’s high school friend is running out of his house with his husband. I haven’t tried it yet, but I’ve had some of their baked goods before oh my goodness… 

I think I am going to have a piece of bread now and then I am going to go to sleep because I am freakin’ exhausted.

G’night, folks.

Closet Blues

I tried to make today a photography fun day. Early in the morning at least. I went to Boston thinking I could shoot a couple of rolls of film on Beacon Hill and along the Charles River by the Esplanade where they had the 4th of July spectacular yesterday. 

I got through one roll of 120 and one roll of 35mm and was starting to think of what to load up next when I got called home. I guess that means I have to go back soon, right?

When I got home it was time to start cleaning out the closet where the plumber needs to work tomorrow. We also went to IKEA and another furniture store. Tomorrow, after the plumber leaves (assuming he fixes the problem) I will be putting together a Swedish dresser.

We also picked up an order of a couple of rolls of bread from a bakery that Jen’s high school friend is running out of his house with his husband. I haven’t tried it yet, but I’ve had some of their baked goods before oh my goodness… 

I think I am going to have a piece of bread now and then I am going to go to sleep because I am freakin’ exhausted.

G’night, folks.

Behold my genius! A water tight solution after trying just about everything else. #gardening #plumbing

Behold my genius! A water tight solution after trying just about everything else. #gardening #plumbing

Behold my genius! A water tight solution after trying just about everything else. #gardening #plumbing

Behold my genius! A water tight solution after trying just about everything else. #gardening #plumbing

Behold my genius! A water tight solution after trying just about everything else. #gardening #plumbing

Alert! Alarm!

My beloved bride had a cool idea today. We have a Sonos audio system in our living room. It’s how we get surround sound and movie theater audio goodness. She wanted to upgrade the system. Good idea, right? She ordered a new beam and we went to Best Buy to pick it up.

After, while we were still in the parking lot, she had another great idea. Wanna go for a mini road trip somewhere? Sure! How about the ocean? Sure! Off we went. 

When we got home a couple hours later, Jen heard a noise. Oh wait! You don’t know the back story. Hold on a second while I fill you in.

Back story: Our house used to have a garage. Years ago we had it remodeled into a primary bedroom suite with an attached bathroom. The outflow pipe from the bathroom was far away from the outflow for the rest of the house and we had to have a pump installed. The pump is under the floor with a little trap door to get to it. That trap door had not been opened in the 500 years since we finished the remodel. It is located in a closet and we had put a big closet organizer into the closet and part of it was sitting on the trap door.

Okay, back to the main story. When we got home from the ocean a couple of hours later, Jen heard a noise. She was standing next to the bathroom and I was on the other side of the room. I thought the noise was a bird being loud and obnoxious outside. She said no, it wasn’t a bird. I then thought it was the mini-split system’s door being squeaky. She said no, it was not the mini-split. I stood next to her so that I could hear what she was hearing and I heard it too. 

There were two sounds. One as an alarm beeping like crazy. The other was the pump running more or less continuously. I went into the closet with the trap door and sure enough, the beeping was coming from there. Well, shit.

We both had a job to do from that point. Mine was to clear almost everything out of the closet (there was a lot of stuff in there) and open the trap door. Jen’s was to find a plumber. Oh yeah, it’s Independence Day. A national holiday. Almost everyone in the country had the day off (except for the poor staff at Best Buy). 

I was able to get to the pump. I had to move almost an entire wardrobe and partially disassemble the organizer but I did it. Jen was able to eventually get a plumber on the phone who could not come help tonight but did offer to help talk us through shutting down the pump until they could come… on Monday. While she was giving the plummer the details I found that the alarm beep was tied to a flashing red light with a label that said to open the unit to see what was causing the alarm. Well, I wasn’t doing that. There was also a button that said push to silence alarm. I pushed it. Oh what a relief.

So the alarm was still going off but it was silent now and at the plumber’s suggestion we killed the power to the pump from the circuit box. The situation has been remedied for now. On Monday the plumber will come and tell us that we need to replace the unit which should cost $10000000000000. Would that be preferable to finding out there is a clog in the sewage pipe? I don’t know. Would it be preferable to finding out there is a leak in the sewage pipe? Probably. I mean, our house doesn’t smell like donald trump so I don’t think our en suite bathroom is shitting itself. We’ll find out on Monday though.

Eventually we were able to relax and that lead to us putting up the new Sonos system. It got a little annoying trying to link everything together in their app, but eventually it all worked and now we are watching Project Hail Mary (again) and enjoying the kick ass audio.

Tomorrow I think I am going to go into Boston really early in the morning and wander around Beacon Hill and the riverwalk along the Charles with my cameras. I’m also officially into the 50 Songs in 90 Days Challenge, so there will be music to make too.

One thing is for sure… we are not going to use the primary bedroom suite’s bathroom for a couple of days.

Alert! Alarm!

My beloved bride had a cool idea today. We have a Sonos audio system in our living room. It’s how we get surround sound and movie theater audio goodness. She wanted to upgrade the system. Good idea, right? She ordered a new beam and we went to Best Buy to pick it up.

After, while we were still in the parking lot, she had another great idea. Wanna go for a mini road trip somewhere? Sure! How about the ocean? Sure! Off we went. 

When we got home a couple hours later, Jen heard a noise. Oh wait! You don’t know the back story. Hold on a second while I fill you in.

Back story: Our house used to have a garage. Years ago we had it remodeled into a primary bedroom suite with an attached bathroom. The outflow pipe from the bathroom was far away from the outflow for the rest of the house and we had to have a pump installed. The pump is under the floor with a little trap door to get to it. That trap door had not been opened in the 500 years since we finished the remodel. It is located in a closet and we had put a big closet organizer into the closet and part of it was sitting on the trap door.

Okay, back to the main story. When we got home from the ocean a couple of hours later, Jen heard a noise. She was standing next to the bathroom and I was on the other side of the room. I thought the noise was a bird being loud and obnoxious outside. She said no, it wasn’t a bird. I then thought it was the mini-split system’s door being squeaky. She said no, it was not the mini-split. I stood next to her so that I could hear what she was hearing and I heard it too. 

There were two sounds. One as an alarm beeping like crazy. The other was the pump running more or less continuously. I went into the closet with the trap door and sure enough, the beeping was coming from there. Well, shit.

We both had a job to do from that point. Mine was to clear almost everything out of the closet (there was a lot of stuff in there) and open the trap door. Jen’s was to find a plumber. Oh yeah, it’s Independence Day. A national holiday. Almost everyone in the country had the day off (except for the poor staff at Best Buy). 

I was able to get to the pump. I had to move almost an entire wardrobe and partially disassemble the organizer but I did it. Jen was able to eventually get a plumber on the phone who could not come help tonight but did offer to help talk us through shutting down the pump until they could come… on Monday. While she was giving the plummer the details I found that the alarm beep was tied to a flashing red light with a label that said to open the unit to see what was causing the alarm. Well, I wasn’t doing that. There was also a button that said push to silence alarm. I pushed it. Oh what a relief.

So the alarm was still going off but it was silent now and at the plumber’s suggestion we killed the power to the pump from the circuit box. The situation has been remedied for now. On Monday the plumber will come and tell us that we need to replace the unit which should cost $10000000000000. Would that be preferable to finding out there is a clog in the sewage pipe? I don’t know. Would it be preferable to finding out there is a leak in the sewage pipe? Probably. I mean, our house doesn’t smell like donald trump so I don’t think our en suite bathroom is shitting itself. We’ll find out on Monday though.

Eventually we were able to relax and that lead to us putting up the new Sonos system. It got a little annoying trying to link everything together in their app, but eventually it all worked and now we are watching Project Hail Mary (again) and enjoying the kick ass audio.

Tomorrow I think I am going to go into Boston really early in the morning and wander around Beacon Hill and the riverwalk along the Charles with my cameras. I’m also officially into the 50 Songs in 90 Days Challenge, so there will be music to make too.

One thing is for sure… we are not going to use the primary bedroom suite’s bathroom for a couple of days.

Alert! Alarm!

My beloved bride had a cool idea today. We have a Sonos audio system in our living room. It’s how we get surround sound and movie theater audio goodness. She wanted to upgrade the system. Good idea, right? She ordered a new beam and we went to Best Buy to pick it up.

After, while we were still in the parking lot, she had another great idea. Wanna go for a mini road trip somewhere? Sure! How about the ocean? Sure! Off we went. 

When we got home a couple hours later, Jen heard a noise. Oh wait! You don’t know the back story. Hold on a second while I fill you in.

Back story: Our house used to have a garage. Years ago we had it remodeled into a primary bedroom suite with an attached bathroom. The outflow pipe from the bathroom was far away from the outflow for the rest of the house and we had to have a pump installed. The pump is under the floor with a little trap door to get to it. That trap door had not been opened in the 500 years since we finished the remodel. It is located in a closet and we had put a big closet organizer into the closet and part of it was sitting on the trap door.

Okay, back to the main story. When we got home from the ocean a couple of hours later, Jen heard a noise. She was standing next to the bathroom and I was on the other side of the room. I thought the noise was a bird being loud and obnoxious outside. She said no, it wasn’t a bird. I then thought it was the mini-split system’s door being squeaky. She said no, it was not the mini-split. I stood next to her so that I could hear what she was hearing and I heard it too. 

There were two sounds. One as an alarm beeping like crazy. The other was the pump running more or less continuously. I went into the closet with the trap door and sure enough, the beeping was coming from there. Well, shit.

We both had a job to do from that point. Mine was to clear almost everything out of the closet (there was a lot of stuff in there) and open the trap door. Jen’s was to find a plumber. Oh yeah, it’s Independence Day. A national holiday. Almost everyone in the country had the day off (except for the poor staff at Best Buy). 

I was able to get to the pump. I had to move almost an entire wardrobe and partially disassemble the organizer but I did it. Jen was able to eventually get a plumber on the phone who could not come help tonight but did offer to help talk us through shutting down the pump until they could come… on Monday. While she was giving the plummer the details I found that the alarm beep was tied to a flashing red light with a label that said to open the unit to see what was causing the alarm. Well, I wasn’t doing that. There was also a button that said push to silence alarm. I pushed it. Oh what a relief.

So the alarm was still going off but it was silent now and at the plumber’s suggestion we killed the power to the pump from the circuit box. The situation has been remedied for now. On Monday the plumber will come and tell us that we need to replace the unit which should cost $10000000000000. Would that be preferable to finding out there is a clog in the sewage pipe? I don’t know. Would it be preferable to finding out there is a leak in the sewage pipe? Probably. I mean, our house doesn’t smell like donald trump so I don’t think our en suite bathroom is shitting itself. We’ll find out on Monday though.

Eventually we were able to relax and that lead to us putting up the new Sonos system. It got a little annoying trying to link everything together in their app, but eventually it all worked and now we are watching Project Hail Mary (again) and enjoying the kick ass audio.

Tomorrow I think I am going to go into Boston really early in the morning and wander around Beacon Hill and the riverwalk along the Charles with my cameras. I’m also officially into the 50 Songs in 90 Days Challenge, so there will be music to make too.

One thing is for sure… we are not going to use the primary bedroom suite’s bathroom for a couple of days.

Alert! Alarm!

My beloved bride had a cool idea today. We have a Sonos audio system in our living room. It’s how we get surround sound and movie theater audio goodness. She wanted to upgrade the system. Good idea, right? She ordered a new beam and we went to Best Buy to pick it up.

After, while we were still in the parking lot, she had another great idea. Wanna go for a mini road trip somewhere? Sure! How about the ocean? Sure! Off we went. 

When we got home a couple hours later, Jen heard a noise. Oh wait! You don’t know the back story. Hold on a second while I fill you in.

Back story: Our house used to have a garage. Years ago we had it remodeled into a primary bedroom suite with an attached bathroom. The outflow pipe from the bathroom was far away from the outflow for the rest of the house and we had to have a pump installed. The pump is under the floor with a little trap door to get to it. That trap door had not been opened in the 500 years since we finished the remodel. It is located in a closet and we had put a big closet organizer into the closet and part of it was sitting on the trap door.

Okay, back to the main story. When we got home from the ocean a couple of hours later, Jen heard a noise. She was standing next to the bathroom and I was on the other side of the room. I thought the noise was a bird being loud and obnoxious outside. She said no, it wasn’t a bird. I then thought it was the mini-split system’s door being squeaky. She said no, it was not the mini-split. I stood next to her so that I could hear what she was hearing and I heard it too. 

There were two sounds. One as an alarm beeping like crazy. The other was the pump running more or less continuously. I went into the closet with the trap door and sure enough, the beeping was coming from there. Well, shit.

We both had a job to do from that point. Mine was to clear almost everything out of the closet (there was a lot of stuff in there) and open the trap door. Jen’s was to find a plumber. Oh yeah, it’s Independence Day. A national holiday. Almost everyone in the country had the day off (except for the poor staff at Best Buy). 

I was able to get to the pump. I had to move almost an entire wardrobe and partially disassemble the organizer but I did it. Jen was able to eventually get a plumber on the phone who could not come help tonight but did offer to help talk us through shutting down the pump until they could come… on Monday. While she was giving the plummer the details I found that the alarm beep was tied to a flashing red light with a label that said to open the unit to see what was causing the alarm. Well, I wasn’t doing that. There was also a button that said push to silence alarm. I pushed it. Oh what a relief.

So the alarm was still going off but it was silent now and at the plumber’s suggestion we killed the power to the pump from the circuit box. The situation has been remedied for now. On Monday the plumber will come and tell us that we need to replace the unit which should cost $10000000000000. Would that be preferable to finding out there is a clog in the sewage pipe? I don’t know. Would it be preferable to finding out there is a leak in the sewage pipe? Probably. I mean, our house doesn’t smell like donald trump so I don’t think our en suite bathroom is shitting itself. We’ll find out on Monday though.

Eventually we were able to relax and that lead to us putting up the new Sonos system. It got a little annoying trying to link everything together in their app, but eventually it all worked and now we are watching Project Hail Mary (again) and enjoying the kick ass audio.

Tomorrow I think I am going to go into Boston really early in the morning and wander around Beacon Hill and the riverwalk along the Charles with my cameras. I’m also officially into the 50 Songs in 90 Days Challenge, so there will be music to make too.

One thing is for sure… we are not going to use the primary bedroom suite’s bathroom for a couple of days.

The shower stuff-up is tricky. The hot water pipe to the shower goes up through the floor. I had to modify it. I have tiny bit of pipe protruding under the house and the joists are too close together for me to get the joint crimping tool in. I'm considering doing a modification to the tool so I can remove the troublesome handles and use a bolt to screw it closed instead. If I can't figure something under the house the only other option is to get access in behind the shower mixer. That's either removing the shower liner or knocking a hole in my outside wall. Neither are appealing.
#plumbing #challenge

The shower stuff-up is tricky. The hot water pipe to the shower goes up through the floor. I had to modify it. I have tiny bit of pipe protruding under the house and the joists are too close together for me to get the joint crimping tool in. I'm considering doing a modification to the tool so I can remove the troublesome handles and use a bolt to screw it closed instead. If I can't figure something under the house the only other option is to get access in behind the shower mixer. That's either removing the shower liner or knocking a hole in my outside wall. Neither are appealing.
#plumbing #challenge

The shower stuff-up is tricky. The hot water pipe to the shower goes up through the floor. I had to modify it. I have tiny bit of pipe protruding under the house and the joists are too close together for me to get the joint crimping tool in. I'm considering doing a modification to the tool so I can remove the troublesome handles and use a bolt to screw it closed instead. If I can't figure something under the house the only other option is to get access in behind the shower mixer. That's either removing the shower liner or knocking a hole in my outside wall. Neither are appealing.
#plumbing #challenge

The shower stuff-up is tricky. The hot water pipe to the shower goes up through the floor. I had to modify it. I have tiny bit of pipe protruding under the house and the joists are too close together for me to get the joint crimping tool in. I'm considering doing a modification to the tool so I can remove the troublesome handles and use a bolt to screw it closed instead. If I can't figure something under the house the only other option is to get access in behind the shower mixer. That's either removing the shower liner or knocking a hole in my outside wall. Neither are appealing.
#plumbing #challenge

The shower stuff-up is tricky. The hot water pipe to the shower goes up through the floor. I had to modify it. I have tiny bit of pipe protruding under the house and the joists are too close together for me to get the joint crimping tool in. I'm considering doing a modification to the tool so I can remove the troublesome handles and use a bolt to screw it closed instead. If I can't figure something under the house the only other option is to get access in behind the shower mixer. That's either removing the shower liner or knocking a hole in my outside wall. Neither are appealing.
#plumbing #challenge

Three hours and thank-God-my-neighbor-is-a-plumber later? #diy #plumbing 3/3

Three hours and thank-God-my-neighbor-is-a-plumber later? #diy #plumbing 3/3