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Apr. 5, 2008
I DID it!
Often Red yells in triumph "I DID it!" This could be something as simple as jumping off a stool or throwing that little ball and knocking a picture off a shelf. He says it with jubilation.
I know the feeling.
Our toilet hasn't been working for some time (I know how long but I would be embarrassed to admit it here). It is one of those flushmate tanks. It has a pressurized system that WHOOSHES when it flushes. It lost its whoosh. It developed a leak in the pressure tank. We found it easier just to turn the water shut-off valve on and off as needed. It was going to be a spendy fix.
Well, one day I prayed about. (Now THERE's a thought.) I called the number on the tank. A nice lady answered and I explained the problem - hoping for an easy fix. She asked the serial number, etc etc. Then asked for my name, address, etc etc. Then she said, "well stop using it until the replacement unit comes, we'll send it right out." I said "WAIT! how much is this going to cost?" She said, "it's a manufacturer defect on that unit - we're sending it free."
How about that! It got here two days later; then sat in the hallway for about a week. Sir has been busy and I didn't want to bug him about it.
I finally looked at the directions and thought, "well, maybe..." So I DID it! This involved taking the whole tank off the back of the toilet and undoing the old one, putting the new one back in and then putting the whole tank back on, SCREWED on, and no leaking. 
I put it all together. Blondie is watching. She did the honors of the first flush. WHOOOOSSSHHHH!
Ah.... what a great sound.
and I DID IT!!
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Apr. 7, 2008 - Untitled Comment
My husband can fix anything. I can't. So when I find one of those that I CAN do, I feel jubilant! LOL!