 |
| My leaky Moen faucet |
With all that is going on in the county today (the pandemic and police still killing unarmed black people) I'm going to post a mundane blog post today.
Last night when I returned home from work, I had a late dinner. We don't use our automatic dishwasher but instead wash our dirty dishes by hand. After washing my dinner dishes, I reached under the sink for some old previously used paper towels to wipe the bottom of our dishpan. The paper towels were wet! The previous two days when I reached for those previously used paper towels there were also wet. Still wet? I examined further and found a leak from in the back of the sink.
I cleared out all the things (too many) that I have under the sink, including the now soaked Cascade soap automatic dishwasher box that we never use. I got my light and examined the underside of the sink. Where was this leak coming from?
What I feared was that I had a leak like my neighbor had last year. I discovered that leak when I was watching their house while they were in Florida for a month. I happened to be in the basement and saw drops of water coming from their ceiling and landing on their basement wall to wall carpet. I went upstairs and discovered the leak was coming from their automatic dishwasher, which they often used.
I called my neighbors in Florida and informed them of what I had found. My neighbor asked me to turn the main water valve off which I did.
The end result was that they had to have their whole first floor wood replaced and the wall to wall carpet in the basement, at a total cost of over $18,000. Insurance covered most of their expense but man oh man, I didn't want to go there.
I checked my leak and it wasn't a constant leak like their leak. But when I turned the water on, they I noticed water running down the cord from the sprayer of the spigot. Ah ha!
I called my plumbing company and arranged for them to come out today. The plumber came out and confirmed that the leak was coming from a leaky cable of the spigot, where the sprayer is located. He told me to call Moen who would replace it for free. After a missed return phone call (long wait, had to leave my number) I made contact with "Beverly" of Moen. I gave her my information on the faucet. She told me my replacement would be sent in seven to ten days, longer because they were out of stock of that particular faucet hose.
Just another day in the life folks. Oh, by the way, I return to my regular work schedule at the hotel this Monday. Yes, we're open for business again. Should be interesting!
