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Remembering the guy at the hardware store who showed me how to fix a leaky faucet
I was about 25 at an Ace in Portland and this old timer spent 15 minutes walking me through replacing a washer. He said 'don't buy the cheap brass ones, they'll strip out on ya.' Still think about that whenever I touch a pipe. Anyone else have a stranger just really help them out one time?
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tessa_murray23h agoProlific Poster
My uncle used to say the same thing about brass fittings and now I'm like "okay boomer, I'll get the stainless steel ones" lmao. I mean, it's a faucet washer, not heart surgery. You can swap those things out for like $2 if it strips so I dunno why people act like it's this life changing wisdom. Maybe the guy was just bored and wanted someone to talk to.
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Swapping a brass one for stainless steel saved me a headache last year. That little tip the old timer gave you actually holds up, the cheap stuff really does get stripped easier.
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