Took me 3 weekends to fix a leaking shower valve that should have been a 2 hour job

I pulled apart my bathroom faucet in Toledo last month thinking it was just a worn out rubber washer. Turned out the whole cartridge was fused in from hard water buildup and I ended up having to cut the brass fitting out with a mini hacksaw. Has anyone else had a simple fix turn into a nightmare because of hidden corrosion?

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tyler_hall920d ago

Ever get a brake line fitting to snap off flush on a 15 year old truck in February? That was me last winter. Thought I'd swap out a rusty line in an hour, ended up dropping the whole fuel tank and fabricating a new section from scratch because the hard line had fused to the frame rail. At least with plumbing you don't need a torch to get the line nuts loose, but when they do snap you're rolling under the truck in the salt and slush.

mary_schmidt20d ago

And of course the hardware store was out of the double flare tool too.