Shoutout to the old guy at Ace Hardware who fixed my dripping faucet with a 50 cent O-ring

I was about to buy a whole new kitchen faucet for $80 at the big box store, but this guy at the Ace on 3rd Street stopped me and said 'hold up, let me see what's wrong.' He handed me a rubber O-ring from a drawer behind the counter and said, 'this is your problem 9 times out of 10.' Took me 10 minutes to swap it and the drip has been gone for a month now. Has anyone else had a hardware store clerk save them from buying something they didn't need?

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troy_adams14d ago

my buddy had the same thing happen at a paint store. he was ready to drop $60 on a gallon of fancy primer and the old timer just mixed some white paint with a splash of water, said "try this first." saved him the whole hassle.

tyler_hall914d ago

Yeah but water thins paint, you need actual primer for adhesion on raw surfaces.