I just replaced the ballcocks, float balls, refill tubes, flapper valves, and reconnected the water supply in two of my three toilets, and there are no leaks (Once I figure out which is rignty-tighty-lefty-loosy upside-down it's a snap)! I'll finish replacing all the tank parts of my third toilet (the essential one near my sewing room) after my doctor's appointment later today.
DSIL has been such a great mentor to me in household repair skills, and I am everlastingly grateful.
Beverly
Congratulations! As you probably know calling a plumber to do these chores would have cost you a small fortune. Last year I replaced the guts in the toilet nearest the sewing room. I'd watched a video on YouTube and almost had it right but I still had a small leak. I took the innards out and placed them in the tank correctly and success!!
Word of advice for the future... when you have to replace the tank bolts, finger tighten them first, and then do a quarter turn at a time, rotating around the three bolts. Keeps you from splitting the tank.
8-oKay
Last time I called a plumber, he charged $75,.00 JUST FOR LEAVING HIS SHOP. That did not apply to the $$$ fee for doing the actual work.
Bah
That is pretty much how I did it with the ballcock nuts. Since those nuts are plastic, I think *they* would break before the ceramic tank, but I would not like to find out. :-}.
I don't know that I have ever needed to replace the tank nuts and bolts, I suppose if a leak develops or something?
Beverly
BEI Design wrote: :ItsJoanNotJoann wrote: :> On Monday, August 29, 2016 at 12:49:08 PM UTC-5, BEI Design :> wrote: : :> Congratulations! As you probably know calling a plumber to do :> these chores would have cost you a small fortune. Last year I :> replaced the guts in the toilet nearest the sewing room. I'd :> watched a video on YouTube and almost had it right but I still :> had a small leak. I took the innards out and placed them in :> the tank correctly and success!!
:Last time I called a plumber, he charged $75,.00 JUST FOR LEAVING :HIS SHOP. That did not apply to the $$$ fee for doing the actual :work.
That pays for the truck, the stock on the truck, and drive time.
Okay, but why not price his service to INCLUDE all that stuff? If they don't end up doing any work, then maybe a minimum charge of some sort, but it just feels like a rip-off to stack that charge on top of $100+/hour work.
I would not charge a bride, for instance, $1,759.85 for her gown, and add on a 15% "zippers, thread, equipment-wear-and-tear fee".
YMMV
BEI Design wrote: :David Scheidt wrote: :> BEI Design wrote: :>> ItsJoanNotJoann wrote: :>>> On Monday, August 29, 2016 at 12:49:08 PM UTC-5, BEI Design :>>> wrote: :> :
:>> Last time I called a plumber, he charged $75,.00 JUST FOR :>> LEAVING HIS SHOP. That did not apply to the $$$ fee for :>> doing the actual work. :> :> That pays for the truck, the stock on the truck, and drive :> time.
:Okay, but why not price his service to INCLUDE all that stuff? If :they don't end up doing any work, then maybe a minimum charge of :some sort, but it just feels like a rip-off to stack that charge on :top of $100+/hour work.
It's a fixed cost. charging it per job is a more accurate allocation of the cost.
No, it's just a way to gouge the customer.
ItsJoanNotJoann wrote: :On Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at 5:19:59 PM UTC-5, David Scheidt wrote: :> :> BEI Design wrote: :> :> :>> Last time I called a plumber, he charged $75,.00 JUST FOR :> :>> LEAVING HIS SHOP. That did not apply to the $$$ fee for :> :>> doing the actual work. :> :> :> :> That pays for the truck, the stock on the truck, and drive :> :> time. :> :> :Okay, but why not price his service to INCLUDE all that stuff? If :> :they don't end up doing any work, then maybe a minimum charge of :> :some sort, but it just feels like a rip-off to stack that charge on :> :top of $100+/hour work. :> :> It's a fixed cost. charging it per job is a more accurate allocation :> of the cost. :> :>
:No, it's just a way to gouge the customer.
You don't think plumbers should make a living? You don't want to pay the charge, don't call a plumber. OR call the more expensive guy who makes peope with big jobs subsidize the small ones.
Certainly they should make a living.
I don't.
I have no idea what you talking about with your last statement.
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I didn't budge sine I thought I had commented already on FB but I'm not so sure any longer: Of course you can! I had no doubt! Didn't you do the floorboards in you place yourself? Didn't you teach me that proverb about teaching granny to suck eggs? ;-)
U.
Yes, yes, and yes! LOL
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