Rialian fixes kitchen sink
Jul. 5th, 2007 02:59 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
helen99Our sink got clogged yesterday evening. Not sure with what exactly, but it was situated above the main line, and it was a pretty tough clog. I tried to get it unstuck with a plunger and a wire coat hanger. After a few minutes of this, the water started going down. "Hey, it's getting unclogged," I thought. Then I felt water splashing on my socks. Oops.
A rusty area had developed in the J-shaped pipe segment under the sink, and had just succumbed to teh pressure. Water poured out onto the floor by the sink (and my socks). Rialian detached the corroded pipe segment and attempted to dislodge the clog with a small plumbing snake I have, but the snake wasn't strong enough for it. We sadly mopped up the sludge, thinking that maybe it would cost a lot to fix...
Then, while I was at work today,![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
rialian went to the hardware store to buy a new segment of pipe and sealant, as well as a better plumbing snake than the one I had (which hadn't been able to get past the clog last night). The end result was, he unstopped the sink and replaced the corroded pipe segment himself. I don't have to spend several hundred to get a plumber out here or miss more work.
Many thanks to my sweetie... You are the best.
A rusty area had developed in the J-shaped pipe segment under the sink, and had just succumbed to teh pressure. Water poured out onto the floor by the sink (and my socks). Rialian detached the corroded pipe segment and attempted to dislodge the clog with a small plumbing snake I have, but the snake wasn't strong enough for it. We sadly mopped up the sludge, thinking that maybe it would cost a lot to fix...
Then, while I was at work today,
rialian went to the hardware store to buy a new segment of pipe and sealant, as well as a better plumbing snake than the one I had (which hadn't been able to get past the clog last night). The end result was, he unstopped the sink and replaced the corroded pipe segment himself. I don't have to spend several hundred to get a plumber out here or miss more work. Many thanks to my sweetie... You are the best.