And what's the plumbing rule?
Do not touch a pipe unless you are willing to drive to the hardware store. Assuming an open hardware store. Just don't break that rule.
35 years ago I broke that rule and you guys gave me all kinds of do this and don't do that and the bottom line is I called the plumber.
That was the correct decision for the time. Not so much now. Now I actually have to twist some stuff and seal some stuff. But the hardware store is 30 minutes away and it's dark out. And while they're probably just opening right now, I'm not diving into this project. I have other sinks.
So I have a horrible half-assed multiple pipes joined in to the drainage system at my kitchen sink. This kitchen sink will be replaced in the next month or so. I want to do as little as possible.
There's a rolling portable but full size dishwasher attached, semi-permanently both to the hot water and that drain but it's at the wrong level so when the yucky water from the sink drops in it stagnates and flows into the bottom of the dishwasher. That's horrible. I always do a double exhaust on the dishwasher before I use it. I'm looking forward to getting rid of this in the next month or so. But I want to use it right now.
There was a basin under the elbow catching a drip. I haven't looked at it in over a year and that basin only's got a tiny bit of water in. It. Doesn't look too bad.
A touch the collar and it starts dripping a bit faster. Uh-oh, don't touch that. Put a bigger basin and bowl under there and get back to it. Get distracted with other stuff, but I'm having a good time being productive. Drip drip drip.
Realize the sink above has a very slow filter plug on it and I pulled the filter plug and the sink drains and starts squirting hard at an upward angle from that collar. That stuff's about to go. Throw larger catch under it and walk away. I got other stuff to do. And it's dark and cold out.
How long can I get away with letting this thing limp. Waterproof tape to the rescue. I have a roll sitting 3 ft from me. Absolutely. Let the plumber handle it when the sink gets replaced along with the dishwasher. Leave a big bucket underneath. At that point he can also cut the water supply to the fridge we're throwing away. I just turned on the somebody else's problem field generator. Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy to the rescue.
Problem solved.
Ehh, I bought that tape for something else.
Okay, I just ordered a roll of non-adhesive self-sealing 1-in wide silicone tape. That should allow a good seal without worrying about not being able to take it apart in a few weeks.
It will also be good for my hydroponics gear.
While I was at it, I got some 8-in flex tape. I've got a leak somewhere in my wood shed corner roof area and that should allow my lazy ass to patch it without ripping too much apart first.
If only my kids had used this instead of whatever crap they were using I would never have gone to jail.
35 years ago I broke that rule and you guys gave me all kinds of do this and don't do that and the bottom line is I called the plumber.
That was the correct decision for the time. Not so much now. Now I actually have to twist some stuff and seal some stuff. But the hardware store is 30 minutes away and it's dark out. And while they're probably just opening right now, I'm not diving into this project. I have other sinks.
So I have a horrible half-assed multiple pipes joined in to the drainage system at my kitchen sink. This kitchen sink will be replaced in the next month or so. I want to do as little as possible.
There's a rolling portable but full size dishwasher attached, semi-permanently both to the hot water and that drain but it's at the wrong level so when the yucky water from the sink drops in it stagnates and flows into the bottom of the dishwasher. That's horrible. I always do a double exhaust on the dishwasher before I use it. I'm looking forward to getting rid of this in the next month or so. But I want to use it right now.
There was a basin under the elbow catching a drip. I haven't looked at it in over a year and that basin only's got a tiny bit of water in. It. Doesn't look too bad.
A touch the collar and it starts dripping a bit faster. Uh-oh, don't touch that. Put a bigger basin and bowl under there and get back to it. Get distracted with other stuff, but I'm having a good time being productive. Drip drip drip.
Realize the sink above has a very slow filter plug on it and I pulled the filter plug and the sink drains and starts squirting hard at an upward angle from that collar. That stuff's about to go. Throw larger catch under it and walk away. I got other stuff to do. And it's dark and cold out.
How long can I get away with letting this thing limp. Waterproof tape to the rescue. I have a roll sitting 3 ft from me. Absolutely. Let the plumber handle it when the sink gets replaced along with the dishwasher. Leave a big bucket underneath. At that point he can also cut the water supply to the fridge we're throwing away. I just turned on the somebody else's problem field generator. Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy to the rescue.
Problem solved.
Ehh, I bought that tape for something else.
Okay, I just ordered a roll of non-adhesive self-sealing 1-in wide silicone tape. That should allow a good seal without worrying about not being able to take it apart in a few weeks.
It will also be good for my hydroponics gear.
While I was at it, I got some 8-in flex tape. I've got a leak somewhere in my wood shed corner roof area and that should allow my lazy ass to patch it without ripping too much apart first.
If only my kids had used this instead of whatever crap they were using I would never have gone to jail.
