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errantember) wrote2007-09-18 12:10 pm
errantember) wrote2007-09-18 12:10 pm
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The Pfabulous Pfaucet with the Pfucked-Up Name!
Actually, I can't claim I used a Price Pfister(tm) faucet. I've just wanted to say that for years.
My matching Moen kitchen sink faucet that goes with the Corian sink I inherited with the house has been pfucked up for some time. It's slowly gotten more and more difficult to pull up on the handle without breaking something due to some kind of internal lubrication failure. I did my best to take it apart, but it's clearly very difficult and requires special tools to replace the innards, so it was time to Go Shopping.
I headed down to the Habitat Restore to see what they had. My old faucet was the style with the integrated pull-out head all in one piece. This is one reason it was so complicated and difficult to disassemble. I found a really nice American Standard polished-nickel replacement at the Restore for all of $30, with similar faucets going for at least $100 if not $200 new. I then proceeded to the Home Despot to get a separate spritzer, because they didn't have any at the Restore. I found a matching polished-nickel one for $15, took it all home, got wet, dremelled a hole for the spritzer, and now have a much nicer sink setup. There's some minor leakage around the bottom of the fixture, but the sink is designed to handle this, and it's probably fairly easy to replace that gasket.
My matching Moen kitchen sink faucet that goes with the Corian sink I inherited with the house has been pfucked up for some time. It's slowly gotten more and more difficult to pull up on the handle without breaking something due to some kind of internal lubrication failure. I did my best to take it apart, but it's clearly very difficult and requires special tools to replace the innards, so it was time to Go Shopping.
I headed down to the Habitat Restore to see what they had. My old faucet was the style with the integrated pull-out head all in one piece. This is one reason it was so complicated and difficult to disassemble. I found a really nice American Standard polished-nickel replacement at the Restore for all of $30, with similar faucets going for at least $100 if not $200 new. I then proceeded to the Home Despot to get a separate spritzer, because they didn't have any at the Restore. I found a matching polished-nickel one for $15, took it all home, got wet, dremelled a hole for the spritzer, and now have a much nicer sink setup. There's some minor leakage around the bottom of the fixture, but the sink is designed to handle this, and it's probably fairly easy to replace that gasket.
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*giggles wildly*
Sorry, just needed that flashback to middle school.
Or to a flashback to a few days ago...
Damn that playa dehydration!