Happy Easter, is there a plumber in the house?

[Saxton]

My bathroom sink has been running very slow lately and Drano just ain't doing it any more! So being stubborn and independent I decided to fix it myself. Now, considering that this is Easter it probably wasn't one of my smartest moves ... especially since I'm a computer geek and I have no knowledge of plumbing at all. I get home from Mass, start to make all the food I'm taking to dinner and decide to take the pipes under the sink apart. Let's just say that I'm glad the food was pretty much finished by the time I got the pipes apart because the stuff that came out of them made me lose my appetite! I think some alien life form is living in my house, slithering through my plumbing and leaving it's waste behind. I tried to clean out the pipes but without a snake I couldn't do too much so I put a bucket there, got cleaned up and went to dinner. I came home from dinner fully expecting some kind elves to have fixed my plumbing and cleaned up the mess but no such luck. So I put the pipes back together and clean up the slime but the drain is still running slow.

Here's what I'm not looking forward to ... tomorrow after work I'm going to stop by Home Depot and pick up a snake (that is what they're called, isn't it?). Now I don't mind going to Home Depot looking at gardening supplies, paint & such but I've never delved into the plumbing section. And to make it worse, since I'm stopping after work I'll be wearing a suit and high heels so I will immediately be viewed as a “helpless woman” (which I am but they don't need to know that!!!). And the extremely stubborn, independent part of me refuses to admit that I might need help – yeah, I know it's silly but it's too late for me to change. I'm not going to call a plumber, I'm not getting a friend to help and I'm not admitting defeat (yet!). I am going to go to Home Depot, head right to the plumbing section, pick up a snake and come home to do battle with the aliens in my plumbing. Wish me luck. Oh, and I hope everyone had a great Easter!

 

[DVC~OKW~96]

Eeessh. Lose the heels.

OK. For the plumbing. Do just what you plan. Yep, it's called a snake and simply march in, go directly to the "help desk" and ask in your most no nonsense voice where can you find a plumbing snake as you have no time to browse.

Or call Roto Rooter.

Had a lovely Easter thanks! Let us know how the plumbing fares!

 

[Viki]

Good luck, Sue!

You're a better woman than me!!!

 

[OrlandoMike]

Good Luck!

I've never had a problem at Home Depot, the gals at my Home Depot are actually quite nice and full of information!

Have you tried Draino Maxx? I dump some of that down my drains on a monthly basis and let it set for a few minutes before flushing it down with hot water, just for preventative measures.

Again....good luck!

 

[gppnj]

I also had weird plumbing issues over the weekend. I actually got a plumber to come to my house the day before Easter. I won't go into the whole story of what was wrong, but the short of it is that there was a valve I needed replaced. The plumber said that he needed to go out to his truck to get a part and he'd be right back. When he didn't come back for a while, I looked out the window to find that his truck was gone. He had just driven away without telling me. I called him, and he just said that I had to get someone else to do it. Very weird. I guess he decided he just didn't want to be bothered.

 

[Saxton]

Success!! I picked up the snake on my way home ... who knew there were so many different sizes and types?! I just finished and it's working perfectly. I even made an adjustment to the pipes - the geek in me thinks part of the problem was poor design that resulted in decreased flow. So, all in all I'm very happy.

Yes, Mike, I tried Drano ... so much that I probably should have stock in the company!

 

[Saxton]

I also had weird plumbing issues over the weekend. I actually got a plumber to come to my house the day before Easter. I won't go into the whole story of what was wrong, but the short of it is that there was a valve I needed replaced. The plumber said that he needed to go out to his truck to get a part and he'd be right back. When he didn't come back for a while, I looked out the window to find that his truck was gone. He had just driven away without telling me. I called him, and he just said that I had to get someone else to do it. Very weird. I guess he decided he just didn't want to be bothered.

He just drove off? That is too strange! Maybe he decided it wasn't a big enough job but definitely odd that he didn't say anything.

 

[tiggr33]

I also had weird plumbing issues over the weekend. I actually got a plumber to come to my house the day before Easter. I won't go into the whole story of what was wrong, but the short of it is that there was a valve I needed replaced. The plumber said that he needed to go out to his truck to get a part and he'd be right back. When he didn't come back for a while, I looked out the window to find that his truck was gone. He had just driven away without telling me. I called him, and he just said that I had to get someone else to do it. Very weird. I guess he decided he just didn't want to be bothered.

I'm in Montclair. Can I ask who it was, I don't want to give them business.