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Stitchawl · 07-25-2013, 09:42 AM

Well, we accomplished a lot today, so I'm treating myself to a mango shake with vanilla ice cream! But...
... I did discover that I'm no plumber. I built my own house in New England 40 years ago, doing all the carpentry, plumbing, and wiring. I took classes at the Adult Ed Center to learn how. And it worked. But I guess I must have forgotten a bit...

They delivered our washing machine and I decided I'd plumb it in. Except there was no pipe, only shower heater hose... So I needed a T-joint, a stop-and-waste valve, and the fittings to make it secure. The house I built had copper pipes that I soldered. No problem. But trying to get these plastic screw fittings tight to cast iron fittings without cracking them was a challenge I for which I was not up! There was water squirting everywhere. It was like a Three Stooges movie.... I shut off the water and will approach it again on the morrow...

Think I'll make another mango shake.

Stitchawl

07-25-2013, 09:42 AM	#25702
Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	Well, we accomplished a lot today, so I'm treating myself to a mango shake with vanilla ice cream! But... ... I did discover that I'm no plumber. I built my own house in New England 40 years ago, doing all the carpentry, plumbing, and wiring. I took classes at the Adult Ed Center to learn how. And it worked. But I guess I must have forgotten a bit... They delivered our washing machine and I decided I'd plumb it in. Except there was no pipe, only shower heater hose... So I needed a T-joint, a stop-and-waste valve, and the fittings to make it secure. The house I built had copper pipes that I soldered. No problem. But trying to get these plastic screw fittings tight to cast iron fittings without cracking them was a challenge I for which I was not up! There was water squirting everywhere. It was like a Three Stooges movie.... I shut off the water and will approach it again on the morrow... Think I'll make another mango shake. Stitchawl Last edited by Stitchawl; 07-25-2013 at 12:47 PM.