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hahaha only you Bryan...
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"he said ballcock"
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<beavis>
"he said ballcock"
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hahaha only you Bryan...
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"he said ballcock"
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"ball cock"
It's being sold as an "antique".
This brings up something that has aggravated me for years: Fluidmaster (and every other manufacturer of "toilet guts") makes plastic garbage.
We keep toilet guts in stock. There is rarely a week that I'm not replacing the guts of one of our 25 toilets, due to running on, leakage or noise.
I long for the days of the real brass, simple donkey-float style toilet guts. They lasted forever and were easily adjustable. My local hardware store doesn't even sell them anymore, because the plastic junk is half the price.
Sure, the new stuff is cheaper, but if you're replacing it twice as often...
I hate to sound like a broken record, but ACE Hardware has all brass fill valves.
http://www.acehardware.com/product/index.jsp?productId=28972776
If you local ACE doesn't stock them, just call and ask for one, they'll have it in within 2 days usually.
My experience with the plastic Fluidmaster has been remarkably good, considering I'm in a hard water area. I have replaced maybe 2 in the past 3 years, which isn't bad.
Weird, I found this oddly specific audio file.
I have never met Jay in person but this is how I will read his posts in my head moving forward.
Dear God. I don't know if I should be proud or ashamed of him for this. Either way, I am laughing.
For some reason, it didn't quote the attachment. Y'all should listen to his plumbing attachment though. It made me tear up a bit.
Dear God. I don't know if I should be proud or ashamed of him for this. Either way, I am laughing.
For some reason, it didn't quote the attachment. Y'all should listen to his plumbing attachment though. It made me tear up a bit.
This keeps up, we're all going to be laying pipe this weekend.
We can all get t shirts.
Just got back from Ace. No brass toilet guts.
Just got back from Ace. No brass toilet guts.
Personally I have found that it is actually cheaper to buy a low end toilet from Home Debit / Lowes, then it is to fix one..... A 2 dollar wax ring and 10 minutes of your time, swaps a toilet out.... Easy Pleasy...YMMV.
Eren just fix it for him so we can put this thread to rest!!!
Oh, man. Been there, done that. On a Friday.Until you hear that pop that means the POS pvc floor mounting flange cracked when you turn the floor bolt 1/16 of a turn to far. Been there, done that, got the tee shirt.
I hate to sound like a broken record, but ACE Hardware has all brass fill valves.
http://www.acehardware.com/product/index.jsp?productId=28972776
If you local ACE doesn't stock them, just call and ask for one, they'll have it in within 2 days usually.
My experience with the plastic Fluidmaster has been remarkably good, considering I'm in a hard water area. I have replaced maybe 2 in the past 3 years, which isn't bad.
I think the link can't be quoted as an attachment.
I put a copy here: http://betawise.com/plumbing.mp3
and we are both crying tears from laughing so hard!
Eren should be fixing HIM not the link.Eren just fix it for him so we can put this thread to rest!!!
Another thing I just relearned... Talk about something enough and it happens to you. Just had the cold water pipe to the previously mentioned toilet grow a leak, behind the vanity AND the wall, and ran unabated for 3 days when the wet rug could not be blamed on one of the dogs.I suspect they use their kids' toys like my kid did when he was 3. Or the mouse I found one day. Or the snake on another day. Cold water flat in an old three family. At least the toilet didn't spew all over the house.
I installed flowmaster innards when my toilet started acting up. Took me two weeks to get it right. I HATE plumbing! And innards is such an easy task.
Another thing I just relearned... Talk about something enough and it happens to you. Just had the cold water pipe to the previously mentioned toilet grow a leak, behind the vanity AND the wall, and ran unabated for 3 days when the wet rug could not be blamed on one of the dogs.
Thanks 6PC for starting this nonsense. You'll get yours.
I don't have the energy.
Easier to burn it down.
HAHA I got mine already. I better be on the tail end of this karma
It has been freezing out and my one of my heaters went kaput.
You live in Texas just how cold is it
There are thunderstorms today, Bryan. Think "lightning strike"!
Moving all my gas cans next to the hot water heater now.
Where else are there pilot lights?
hmm maybe I need to keep gas cans in the attic near the furnaces too.