#Plumbing

[prokopetz]

This is your monthly reminder to go and operate every water shutoff valve in your home, including the main shutoff if you have access to it – those things do seize up if they're not operated frequently, and you don't want to be discovering that fact for the first time while a busted faucet handle is blasting two gallons a minute onto your kitchen floor.

#life #plumbing #reminders

[one-time-i-dreamt]

Andrew Tate gave up online misogyny to pursue his real passion: plumbing.

#dream #June 14th 2023 #andrew tate #misogyny #plumbing #queueueueueueueueueueueueueue

[vintagehomecollection]

The warm, luxurious effect of dark wood in a bathroom combines with the femininity of pie-frill edged cotton curtains and a flowery wallpaper.

Laura Ashley Style, 1987

#vintage #vintage interior #1980s #80s #interior design #home decor #bathroom #floral #wallpaper #antique #plumbing #bathtub #ruffled #curtains #English #cottage #style #home #architecture #Laura Ashley

[jacky93sims]

4to2 Post Modern and Crystal Box Shower Stalls

These are conversions from The Sims 4 basegame, low poly and functional. Post Modern Shower (first 2 on the left in the picture)has 6 recolors, while Crystal Box has 12.

DOWNLOAD POST MODERN SHOWER DOWNLOAD CRYSTAL BOX SHOWER

#sims 2 cc #the sims 2 #ts2 #sims 2 download #the sims 2 cc #ts2 download #4to2 #4to2 conversion #sims 2 objects #buy mode #functional #shower #bathroom #plumbing

[reality-detective]

Go Copper. 🤔

#pay attention #educate yourselves #educate yourself #knowledge is power #reeducate yourself #reeducate yourselves #think about it #think for yourselves #think for yourself #do your homework #do some research #do your own research #ask yourself questions #question everything #copper #lies exposed #plumbing #copper pipe #water lines #for your health #health tips #healthy living

[balkanradfem]

The story of a broken christmas toilet

So the first thing that happened to me on the christmas morning, is I went to the bathroom, and toilet didn't work - no water. Weirded out by this, I opened up the water tank, and the water poured in as soon as I messed with the floatie. I thought this fixed it, only to realize minutes later, that the toilet is now leaking water.

I've never fixed the toilet before, especially not a leaking one, opening up the tank and peering inside was the height of my knowledge. But, I was ready to figure it out. I tried to mess with the parts that were leaking and make them tighter, only to immediately make it leak worse. Panicked, I quickly found the valve that shuts down the water in the bathroom. Now the toilet doesn't leak, but I also can't use the shower or the basin.

Looking at more youtube videos, I concluded that the valve that lets water into the tank, has loosened and broken inside, and there was no fixing it, I'd have to buy a spare part. But as it was christmas, all stores were closed, and would be closed for tomorrow as well.

I had some wrenches I acquired while fixing my own bike, and none of them were big enough to dismantle the tank, but comparing the size, I could tell which sizes I did need. I would ask a friend if she could lend me the right tools, but as my friend wouldn't be visiting for a few days, I had to make do with a non-functional bathroom.

Luckily I love the old methods of washing - using a sponge to bubble up and then pouring heated water from a jug to rinse, that is a very gentle way to experience warm water. I would sometimes wash that way just to not have to use the boiler - because it's a great energy saver.

Anyway, my friend brought the tools to me, and I set on to dismantle the tank. She stood outside the bathroom saying 'I don't know anything about toilets', too intimidated to join in. But I wasn't having it, I called her in to look because, armed with my youtube knowledge, I recognized the broken part, and now knew for sure what I had to replace.

That afternoon, I headed to a hardware store, and since it way my first time there, I asked an employee if he could get me that exact part - I had the original with me. He told me they were 'all the same' and handed me the cheapest one. I pointed out it was important for the brass part to be the same width - and he said it was.

So I bought it, and upon installing it in my toilet, the toilet was now leaking from the outside, where the new part was fixed into the wall pipe. I got confused, dismantled it and put it back together a few times, but nothing worked, it only leaked worse each and every time. Devastated, I went to check how others were doing it, and if I maybe lost a part, or forgot to do something, or had to play with the pressure more, or maybe my arms weren't strong enough. But every other person was fastening it in the exact same way, I wasn't doing anything wrong.

I dismantled the thing again, and compared the new and the original part. The metal part that goes into the wall pipe seemed the same width, and I had to stare really long to notice, but there was the tiniest, millimeter difference in how big the waves in it were. Pissed, I went back to the store, to ask the employee if they had any correct replacement parts, and he had absolutely no idea, so I asked him to unpack multiple ones until I found the exact same size I was looking for. I had to go through the lengthy and annoying process of exchanging the part, but once I got home, I put it together in 20 seconds.

And it worked. My toilet works again. I can now fix toilets. Self-assigned plumber.

I had to do a lot of following my instincts and believing that I can notice what is wrong, and when someone who is supposed to be more expert than me, is giving me false info. Most of this was just about confidence! It is absolutely no-brainer to fasten one pipe to the other if they're the correct size, any kid could do it if shown even once.

If I can do this, even without prior knowledge or tools, with other people giving me negative amounts of help, then anyone can! Any house-repair we usually think m*n can do, are just putting puzzles together, created to be simple and intuitive, and we are very well equipped for it, all it takes is confidence and curiosity in how it works.

#plumbing #fixing toilets #women power #empowerment #feeling smart and capable #plumbing lvl 1 cleared #i am so annoyed that it was made hard for me #but i did it hehehehehe

[todayontumblr]

Saturday April 8.

Listen up heathens. It's Saturday, which means it's time to do Saturday things. Us? Oh, we're into the usual... crying, staring for hours on end into the mirror, going for a spot of fishing from time to time.

To celebrate this blessed day, the first of two, we will leave you with all things #mario following the release of the new movie

#today on tumblr #saturday #mario #super mario bros movie #super mario bros #luigi #plumbing #italian #boing #coins

[facts-i-just-made-up]

how was the saxophone invented

Someone blew on a toilet valve then perfected it over time with more valves and keys and stuff. Many popular saxophone songs however can still be played on a flushable toilet.

#saxophone #music #plumbing #unreality

[hometoursandotherstuff]

Glowing pipe in a college dorm. Taco Bell?

#plumbing #glowing pipes #other stuff

[vox-anglosphere]

The amazing details of Queen Mary's Doll's House, now 100 years old

#Queen Mary's Doll's House #Windsor Castle #Berkshire #regal #monarchy #miniatures #plumbing #piano #craftsmen #UK #library #fireplaces #authentic #interior design #scale model

[phoenixyfriend]

Sliiightly unrelated, and I absolutely don’t mean this condescendingly (and I don’t mean to keep bothering you either, feel free to ignore ofc) — I’m just in the dark. When you say ‘Trade work’ and ‘learn a trade’… what do you mean by a trade? The only thing that comes to mind with ‘trade’ is being a plumber, woodworker, etc but I’m pretty sure that’s not what you meant ahejdydj

It is! Due to the push for young people to go to college and get jobs that utilize those degrees, the United States has actually seen a concerning decrease across the decades of people who are qualified to do trade work such as plumbers and electricians, etc. As a result, the population in those trades is aging quickly, and we are anticipating that there won't be enough people to do those jobs very soon. A lot of them are nearing retirement age. Thanks to that demographic shift, young people entering those trades are a very high demand, and in many areas, the pay for such a job can be like 50,000 a year, which can be a solid living wage on par with something like teaching. And in most cases, the apprenticeships are paid, which is definitely a consideration for people who don't want to deal with student loans.

@thisarenotarealblog, any input?

#trade services #trade work #plumbing #electricians #vocational work #trade school #united states #economics #Anonymous #phoenix answers asks

[dandyads]

Crane, 1929

Theme Week: Interior Design 🏡

#theme week #interior design #plumbing #crane #1920s #1929 #vintage advertising

[adrawingpotato]

Some bowsy for Bowser Day ✨

#bowser #bowserday #nintendo #fanart #lemz #mushroom #plumbing #dragon #scalie #furry

[historyinthemakingamazingfinds]

A lead tank (1st Century AD), found in Pompeii in Villa Arianna, to which water was supplied via a single pipe, and from there it was directed to different parts of the house through two other pipes, capacity of which could be regulated using valves.

The tank was above ground level, so it was visible. That's why it gained decoration. Even technical devices had to have an appropriate appearance back then.

Roman artifacts: https://thetravelbible.com/top-artifacts-from-ancient-rome/

Source: Facebook

Museum of Artifacts

#pompeii #plumbing #history #technology

[jacky93sims]

Quiet Attraction Large Tub, Pacific Heights Sink and Glassary Hanging Towels for The Sims 2

These are 4to2 conversions from SIMcredible, NynaeveDesign and ArwenKaboom, low poly. The large tub has a new water effect made by me. Sims will bathe at the center of it. It can also be used to bathe toddlers and dogs but they will be put in the center of the tub with a gap between the sim and the toddler/dog and animation could be strange. Towels are located in deco-miscellaneous. Sink can be placed everywhere.

DOWNLOAD HERE

Water differences:

#sims 2 cc #the sims 2 #ts2 #sims 2 download #the sims 2 cc #ts2 download #4to2 #4to2 conversion #buy mode #sims 2 objects #functional #plumbing #bathtub #sink #towel

[wolfdeutschland]

plumber life 👨🏻‍🔧

Wolfdeutschland

#wolfdeutschland #hairy #hairychest #gay #farm #bear #bluecollar #tradie #daddy #bearded #plumber #plumbing