With all the "heaviness" and rage going on right now re: the assassination attempt on Donald Trump (Yeah, I said it MSM 'cause that's what it was!!!! 
), I thought we deserved a break and I'd write something light and pleasant about a recent accomplishment of mine. The category: "DIY Home Plumbing."
I know.. I know. This might seem like nothing compared to what I see you guys do. But I consider it an accomplishment, and it saved me a bit of $$$ calling a plumber to do it. In particular, I had to replace my master bath's vanity drop in sink. It's the standard Glacier Bay 19" almost circular vanity sink you can buy at Home Depot, along with the hardware (Glacier Bay faucet) and a Novatto "Pop up" drain with overflow. Apparently, there are several YouTube DIY videos on how to remove/replace this very sink. Well, it worked! The old sink was original equp. from when the house was built, and it was starting to corrode and leak around the drain into the cabinets. Both the standard and overflow drains were affected.
The "Before" Picture of the sink (after pulling it out):
The "after Picture."
The above shows the Novatto Pop up drain in the "closed" setting. This is what it looks like when "opened."
You just push the drain cap to open/close it. You don't need the drain rod.
The P-trap fits perfectly. Right now, though, I don't have the water turned on just yet because they sent the wrong damned hose lines (they sent ones for a toilet and not a sink... ARRRGGGHHH)! But the correct ones are already on the way. When they get here, I'll pull the new sink out once again, attach the water lines, and then do the caulk strip around base lip and then put it back in, aligning it carefully. Then I'll hook everything back up and let her rip! I really feel accomplished! After that, it's on to the same sink in the 2nd bathroom.
Again, I know this seems minuscule compared to a lot of the plumbing/electrical/auto-mechanical stuff you guys do. Then again, how many of you can assemble a full desktop Linux Ubuntu Tower from a bare case in 2 hours and have it up and running on the first Power on?????
), I thought we deserved a break and I'd write something light and pleasant about a recent accomplishment of mine. The category: "DIY Home Plumbing."I know.. I know. This might seem like nothing compared to what I see you guys do. But I consider it an accomplishment, and it saved me a bit of $$$ calling a plumber to do it. In particular, I had to replace my master bath's vanity drop in sink. It's the standard Glacier Bay 19" almost circular vanity sink you can buy at Home Depot, along with the hardware (Glacier Bay faucet) and a Novatto "Pop up" drain with overflow. Apparently, there are several YouTube DIY videos on how to remove/replace this very sink. Well, it worked! The old sink was original equp. from when the house was built, and it was starting to corrode and leak around the drain into the cabinets. Both the standard and overflow drains were affected.
The "Before" Picture of the sink (after pulling it out):
The "after Picture."
The above shows the Novatto Pop up drain in the "closed" setting. This is what it looks like when "opened."
You just push the drain cap to open/close it. You don't need the drain rod.
The P-trap fits perfectly. Right now, though, I don't have the water turned on just yet because they sent the wrong damned hose lines (they sent ones for a toilet and not a sink... ARRRGGGHHH)! But the correct ones are already on the way. When they get here, I'll pull the new sink out once again, attach the water lines, and then do the caulk strip around base lip and then put it back in, aligning it carefully. Then I'll hook everything back up and let her rip! I really feel accomplished! After that, it's on to the same sink in the 2nd bathroom.
Again, I know this seems minuscule compared to a lot of the plumbing/electrical/auto-mechanical stuff you guys do. Then again, how many of you can assemble a full desktop Linux Ubuntu Tower from a bare case in 2 hours and have it up and running on the first Power on?????
