We had a toilet issue...Boo down toilets!
Our home is 20 years old. All of the toilets are original...thus, all of our toilets are 20 years old (I'm not even good with math and I figured that out...annnnd my slippers are still on!).
Last year, we replaced the toilet on our main floor ...it was a bit of project...it may have involved saw-zawling the counter top..but it works and is saving us money in the long run.
So we knew that eventually we would have to replace the rest of them (we have four total).
Water efficient and eco-friendly...not 20 years old kinda thing.
Last week, the one in our en-suite started to act up. I noticed I would flush...and damn it if the water was just about backing up and overflowing the bowl.
Option one: Plunge.
And oh! Did I plunge...nada.
Option two: Draino
Option three: snake it
Option four: new pooper.
So Weebo comes home. " Hey" I say "FYI: en-suite toilet is out of commission, please fix."
Long story shorted him.
He plunged...nada. Onto the next options.
Three days ago, he dumped draino-esque down it (its amazing how many "driano" products can't go in a toilet...FYI...but he found one.)
Then we let it percolate for three days (as per directions).
I wake up this morning....hoping for magic...go to flush...
Denied!
So, onto option two: A 6' snake from home depot: $65.00?!!!
Option three: A new toilet: $ 130.00?
Hmmm...not much thinking involved in this (reminder: toilet is 20 years old....)
So off to the Depot for a sparkly new toilet!
Strike out on them having the one we want in stock.
To the next Depot...WIN!
We come home...we take off old toilet.
(Reminder, we have done this before...)
As soon as we took the old one off, we knew something wasn't right. The water was right up to the top of the hole...not good!
Next option...snake...
But SERIOUSLY!! 65 bones! NO way!
Then Weebo says two little magical words: Princess Auto.
$13.99 and an hour later, we are the proud owners of a 25 foot snake...and we are, well...snaking.
As I am standing over his shoulder "supervising" I'm thinking "how do we know when its unclogged?"
We snake...dump a bucket of water....snake...dump a bucket...snake...
And then the glorious "chllluuuuuuuge" of the water going down. Music to my ears!
48/365
Our home is 20 years old. All of the toilets are original...thus, all of our toilets are 20 years old (I'm not even good with math and I figured that out...annnnd my slippers are still on!).
Last year, we replaced the toilet on our main floor ...it was a bit of project...it may have involved saw-zawling the counter top..but it works and is saving us money in the long run.
So we knew that eventually we would have to replace the rest of them (we have four total).
Water efficient and eco-friendly...not 20 years old kinda thing.
Last week, the one in our en-suite started to act up. I noticed I would flush...and damn it if the water was just about backing up and overflowing the bowl.
Option one: Plunge.
And oh! Did I plunge...nada.
Option two: Draino
Option three: snake it
Option four: new pooper.
So Weebo comes home. " Hey" I say "FYI: en-suite toilet is out of commission, please fix."
Long story shorted him.
He plunged...nada. Onto the next options.
Three days ago, he dumped draino-esque down it (its amazing how many "driano" products can't go in a toilet...FYI...but he found one.)
Then we let it percolate for three days (as per directions).
I wake up this morning....hoping for magic...go to flush...
Denied!
So, onto option two: A 6' snake from home depot: $65.00?!!!
Option three: A new toilet: $ 130.00?
Hmmm...not much thinking involved in this (reminder: toilet is 20 years old....)
So off to the Depot for a sparkly new toilet!
Strike out on them having the one we want in stock.
To the next Depot...WIN!
We come home...we take off old toilet.
(Reminder, we have done this before...)
As soon as we took the old one off, we knew something wasn't right. The water was right up to the top of the hole...not good!
Next option...snake...
But SERIOUSLY!! 65 bones! NO way!
Then Weebo says two little magical words: Princess Auto.
$13.99 and an hour later, we are the proud owners of a 25 foot snake...and we are, well...snaking.
As I am standing over his shoulder "supervising" I'm thinking "how do we know when its unclogged?"
We snake...dump a bucket of water....snake...dump a bucket...snake...
And then the glorious "chllluuuuuuuge" of the water going down. Music to my ears!
48/365
Toilet is all installed. Yay us!
...but of course (cuz I am soooo Type-A), the whole time we are mission-ing this, all I was thinking was "the new tank better damn well cover this half-ass bullshit paint job that the previous owners did!"
It sorta does...I can see where it doesn't...this makes me sad...but I have my en-suite biffy back!
...but of course (cuz I am soooo Type-A), the whole time we are mission-ing this, all I was thinking was "the new tank better damn well cover this half-ass bullshit paint job that the previous owners did!"
It sorta does...I can see where it doesn't...this makes me sad...but I have my en-suite biffy back!
Cheers!
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