Okay, a plumbing thing on my agenda this morning.

[ottaross@mastodon.social]

Okay, a plumbing thing on my agenda this morning.

I try to anticipate the possible outcomes when I face a repair/reno project. I can think of three possible paths of ascending difficulty, and half a dozen annoying complications possible along the way.

This it could be a 30min job or consume the whole weekend.

#homeRepair #homeOwnership

[ottaross@mastodon.social]

Yay - finished my plumbing job with success. Plan 'A' failed due to a surprise, but an innovated plan A.5 allowed me to avoid the more labour intensive plan 'B' and that worked.

Details follow for the morbidly curious…

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Problem was a leaky needle valve takeoff tap that provides water for a humidifier. It connects just above the hot water tank supply.

I want to replace the hot water tank and associated plumbing soon anyway, so any fix I wanted to avoid installing stuff that gets discarded shortly.

I pre-purchased assorted O-rings based on inspecting a new needle valve (these things are obsolete and being removed from the market).

But the surprise…