A little whisper in the dark

Home improvement

Having had a recent spell of luck with fixing up me and my friends' cars and doing some routine maintenance, I was feeling pretty handy and thought I'd take a crack at fixing the leaking tap at home.

Long story short, through the course of the day I discovered:

1. Taps, even cheap ones, cost quite a bit ($36)
2. There isn't a common standard in pipes, just hundreds of adaptors and step-downs
3. Just because you have a part on your plumbing doesn't make it a commonly available part
4. The location of 3 different Bunnings Warehouses in Brisbane
5. There is no Ctrl-Z to undo it if you stuff up and break something

The net result is that the leaking tap is no longer leaking - it has become an inoperative tap. We have had to stop up part of the water supply till we manage to find properly fitting components, and that will have to wait till tomorrow morning.

Calling in a plumber is beginning to look like an attractive option.

posted by Chung Leong @ 1:00 AM