May I ask Betsy. when you say going to the other island is this by boat , ferry or float plane? as for your toilet issues I am or have delat with something similar but a diffeent problem with my other half. " oh yes I did that and . well disasters insued. Lee
On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 12:16:18PM -1000, Betsy Whitney wrote: > Aloha all, > This is a bit of a long story, but I'm venting along the way. > > Well, my first mistake was telling "he who knows everything" that I > was going to replace the supply-line valve on the toilet because it > was leaking. Not a big deal, just get the spare one out of the > storage room and replace it. > > He wanted to be so helpful, so he went to the storage room and said, > "Gosh, there doesn't seem to be one. You must have used it on the > kitchen sink when you put the new faucet in and forgot to get another. > > I knew we had purchased two for that job and there was another one, > but I had to go to another island the next day, so just shut the > water off to the toilet and decided to deal with it later. While I > was away, he went to the store and reported that there were so many > different ones, he didn't know what to buy. When I got back I found > the one we already had and he ran off to the bathroom to be the hero > and replace the valve. In the process, he managed to shove hard > enough on the tank that it broke the seal between the tank and the > bowl. He tried to convince me that it had been leaking from there all > the time as the water was running down between the tank and the bowl. > Yeah, right!! > > So, I know nothing about that seal between the tank and the bowl. It > is an American Standard. I'm not sure how old it is, but I've been > here 12 years, and it was here awhile before I moved in. Any > suggestions are much appreciated. Oh, and by the way, he did not > manage to get the old valve off and it is soaking with liquid wrench. > fortunately, we have two bathrooms. > Betsy > > > > Teamwork: Together we achieve the extraordinary. > -- Operator, please trace this call and tell me where I am. .
