FIXING A HOLE — by Steve Nadis
The puddle kept forming mysteriously in front of our dishwasher. For days, I ignored it, hoping it was just runoff from the dish strainer. But it kept coming back, until I realized I had to deal with it. I looked at the pipe behind the dishwasher, and it didn’t seem to be leaking. But the wood along the side of the unit was soaked, which got me worried. Where was the water coming from? And how much would it set me back? The last time we had a puddle like this, it was time for a new refrigerator, and I had to shell out 600 bucks.
I was thinking about calling a plumber when I decided to clear out the area next to the dishwasher–which is filled with recycled newspapers, etc.–to get a better look. That’s when I discovered the source of the leak: a plastic jug of water that had somehow developed a small hole. This time I got off easy. I didn’t have to spend a penny fixing the leak. I just drained the water and put the container in our recycling bin. If only all home repair problems were this painless. Then I’d know I was dreaming. Or living in a place few of us ever experience–a place the TM cultists call “Heaven on Earth.”
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06:17:20
Too bad you didn’t call the plumber. He (she?) would have had a good laugh. And a great story to tell for years to come.
Hello there, Lindsey. I’m always happy to give people jokes, but I’d rather not have to pay them. Hiring a plumber would have been an expensive way of going about it, don’t you think?
How much do plumbers charge for fixing jugs of water?
Hi Doc. Usually it’s cheaper to replace “the whole unit”–or at least that’s what they tell me.
So, what was a gallon of (I would assume) spring water doing down by the dishwasher? Shoulda been in the frig “chillin”, as the kids say now. THAT way if it leaked, you’d be dealing w/ a problem you’d seen before!
Yes Marco, you can see I was not at all thinking clearly on this deal.