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Family Forum / Parenting / Mothers / November 2007Not quite a fun way to wake up.....
Yesterday dh replaced my kitchen faucet. I now have a shiny new polished chrome fixture with a spray diverter. He got it installed and checked for leaks.... all was well. WooHoo! So I have trouble sleeping at 4:30 and decide I'll just get up and start my day. I washed up some dishes left from last night and had a nice cup of coffee. In anticipation of re-arranging my cleaning supply area under the sink, I open the cupboard and look on in delight (NOT!) as water is misting out of the incoming line. So I quickly take a shower and rush outside to turn off the main line (none of the sinks or the toilet have shut-off valves... I know, stupid). So now I have no water for the day, a fan running under the sink to dry it (mildew-y smell..... ack!) and a serious kink in my plans for the day. I don't do too well with this type of transition. I may just go back to bed for a few hours if A lets me sleep in a bit! Nan > Yesterday dh replaced my kitchen faucet. I now have a shiny new > polished chrome fixture with a spray diverter. He got it installed [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Nan oh no!!! Not a good way to wake up. Hope it can be fixed quickly. Enjoy your nap if you get a chance. I was just about to post about our rude awakenings..... >oh no!!! Not a good way to wake up. Hope it can be fixed quickly. Enjoy >your nap if you get a chance. The darling let me sleep for over an hour :-) I feel better now. >I was just about to post about our rude awakenings..... I just read about your car! How strange is that! Hope your neighbors are very understanding! Nan >> oh no!!! Not a good way to wake up. Hope it can be fixed quickly. Enjoy >> your nap if you get a chance. > > The darling let me sleep for over an hour :-) I feel better now. good :) >> I was just about to post about our rude awakenings..... > > I just read about your car! How strange is that! Hope your neighbors > are very understanding! > > Nan <G> posted an update! > Yesterday dh replaced my kitchen faucet. I now have a shiny new > polished chrome fixture with a spray diverter. He got it [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > I may just go back to bed for a few hours if A lets me sleep in > a bit! A good adjustment, if not necessary! Good luck in getting the underside dry, too. Hopefully you're still having moderate weather so that you can open the house and disperse the gamy smell of mildew. The Ranger >A good adjustment, if not necessary! Good luck in getting the >underside dry, too. Hopefully you're still having moderate weather >so that you can open the house and disperse the gamy smell of >mildew. > >The Ranger Thanks Ranger. It's a bit chilly today but I can stand it if I need to air out the kitchen. I'm heading to the Dollar store to pick up some cheap air freshener thingies in the meantime. Nan > Yesterday dh replaced my kitchen faucet. I now have a shiny new > polished chrome fixture with a spray diverter. He got it installed [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Nan If you have a spray bottle, fill it w/ 1/2 bleach and 1/2 water ... mist under the sink several times a day .. that should help w/ killing off the mold. You may have to do this for several days. I hope your day gets better :) >> Yesterday dh replaced my kitchen faucet. I now have a >> shiny new polished chrome fixture with a spray diverter. [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > should help w/ killing off the mold. You may have to do > this for several days. I hope your day gets better :) that's WAY too much bleach! no more than 1 cup per gallon for disinfecting & removing mildew. if it smells of mildew, it's not something that happened since yesterday. mildew doesn't multiply *that* quickly. it takes a few days. the moisture may have reawoken latent mildew however. which line is leaking? is it at one of the faucet connectors or the line itsself? the install instructions on faucets say to run each line (hot & cold) seperately for 5 minutes to check for leaks. there's a reason for doing so. the connectors will leak if they are tightened too much, as well as if they are not tight enough. i replaced the kitchen faucet & sprayer last time i was at the trailer (2 weeks ago). tomorrow when we go down, i'll be replacing the drain pipes to the kitchen sink. the dolt previous owner installed the drains upside down! lee  SignatureQuestion with boldness even the existence of god; because if there be one, he must more approve the homage of reason than that of blindfolded fear. - Thomas Jefferson > if it smells of mildew, it's not something that happened >since yesterday. mildew doesn't multiply *that* quickly. it >takes a few days. the moisture may have reawoken latent mildew >however. The old faucet had leaked and caused some damage to the counter top behind the sink. Dh's thinking was that we're planning to replace the entire thing (cupboards and countertop) in the spring so he wasn't in a rush. But there was already old damage. > which line is leaking? is it at one of the faucet connectors >or the line itsself? the install instructions on faucets say >to run each line (hot & cold) seperately for 5 minutes to >check for leaks. there's a reason for doing so. the connectors >will leak if they are tightened too much, as well as if they >are not tight enough. It looks like it's at the connector for the incoming cold line. I need to get some new batteries at the dollar store too, so I can get a better look. If I can't get it tightened correctly I'll have dh do it when he gets home from work. > i replaced the kitchen faucet & sprayer last time i was at >the trailer (2 weeks ago). tomorrow when we go down, i'll be >replacing the drain pipes to the kitchen sink. the dolt >previous owner installed the drains upside down! The guy that owned this place didn't know much about installation of things or fixing things, either. I've had to repair/replace a lot of his mess ups in the years I've lived here. Nan >> if it smells of mildew, it's not something that happened >>since yesterday. mildew doesn't multiply *that* quickly. it [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >need to get some new batteries at the dollar store too, so I can get a >better look. Should have added, my flashlight needs batteries... not the faucets <G> Nan >>> Yesterday dh replaced my kitchen faucet. I now have a >>> shiny new polished chrome fixture with a spray diverter. [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > that's WAY too much bleach! no more than 1 cup per gallon for > disinfecting & removing mildew. I always use 1/2 and 1/2 for cleaning, works for me. > if it smells of mildew, it's not something that happened > since yesterday. mildew doesn't multiply *that* quickly. it [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > previous owner installed the drains upside down! > lee >If you have a spray bottle, fill it w/ 1/2 bleach and 1/2 water ... mist >under the sink several times a day .. that should help w/ killing off the >mold. You may have to do this for several days. >I hope your day gets better :) Yeah, I've been using my Lysol mold and mildew spray from the bathroom under there. Truth be told, the old faucet had been leaking and it was already kind of yucky under there. I'd be afraid to pull up the cheap linoleum and see what the floor is *really* like. Dh tends to.... procrastinate on fixing things until I get frustrated enough. Nan > Yesterday dh replaced my kitchen faucet. I now have a shiny new > polished chrome fixture with a spray diverter. He got it installed [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > I may just go back to bed for a few hours if A lets me sleep in a bit! I am glad to hear she let you sleep, pity about the mess but it could be worse. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Marc |
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