Last night I finally fixed that sink drip that's been driving me crazy for 3 weeks

It was just a worn out rubber washer on the hot water side, cost me 87 cents at Ace Hardware. I kept putting it off because I thought I'd need a whole new faucet set or some special tool. Took me maybe 20 minutes with a crescent wrench and a flathead screwdriver. Has anyone else let a tiny repair drag on way longer than it should?

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avery_jackson23d ago

My friend Jake had a ceiling fan that made this awful clicking noise for like 6 months. He kept saying he needed to call an electrician or buy a whole new fan (which he didn't want to do because it matched his living room perfectly). Turns out one of the little plastic blade holders had a screw that was just a tiny bit loose. He tightened it with a regular screwdriver in maybe 2 minutes and that fan hasn't made a peep since. It's wild how we all jump to the worst-case scenario and assume it's some huge complicated problem when it's usually something super simple.

dakota41524d ago

I've heard this story before but honestly, is a running toilet really that serious? Mine's been doing it for like a year and I just turn the water off when I flush. Saves on my water bill anyway.

dakota41524d ago

My buddy Mark had this toilet that kept running for like 4 months. He was convinced it was some complex issue with the fill valve or the flapper. Finally his wife threatened to call a plumber, so he popped the tank lid off and realized the chain connecting the handle to the flapper was just a little too long and getting caught under the flapper. He trimmed about half an inch off the chain with scissors and it was fixed in 30 seconds.