time to vent a little....

emma · January 11, 2011, 11:44:26 AM

I need sympathy - i have issues in the plumbing department!

The week between Xmas and New Year my shower packed in, it's an electric shower over the bath tub, so thank goodness I still had the tub to get washed in. The plumber fixed it the first working day of the new year (4th Jan). Last night I used the dishwasher, I could hear a dripping sound in the kitchen as it came to the end of the rinse cycle....

There was water all over the kitchen floor!!!!!

:cussing:

So I turned the power off to the dishwasher, then grabbed the towels I was going to put in the washing machin and used them to soak up the water. Fortunately, the dishwasher had just about done, so I was able to just dry the pots and pans.

Spoke to a friend who's a plumber (amongst other things) this morning - his day job is business analyst. He said it most likely was the filter, and to just pull it out and clean it and the dish washer should then drain. So just tried that, and no joy. Then I though it's be a good idea to bail out some of the water, down the waste disposal.... and more water over the floor. Seems the whole thing is connected somehow. At least the sink uses a different pipe.

I called my Dad (finally!) and confessed it was beyond me to fix, he's going to ring Terry the plumber for me first thing and see when he can come to fix it. But in the mean time. GRRRRR!!!!!

Suzee · January 12, 2011, 01:54:08 PM

Oh man I hate when stuff like that happens and there is nothing you can do about it at all!!

Hang in there.

Paula · January 12, 2011, 10:43:34 PM

Ouw that is so awful.
I had a laundry machine starting to smoke once.... (engine broke down). Never leave home when you have dishwasher or washing machine on.

emma · January 12, 2011, 11:27:38 PM

The plumber is coming this morning - I bet he charges me and arm and both legs to look at the pipes... I strongly suspect it's a blockage after the waste disposal. but before the kitchen sink.

Wish me luck!

Len · January 15, 2011, 01:19:58 AM

Pob lwc!!! That sucks so bad! Paula's right, they're unreliable beasties, washing machines and dishwashers.

Chelle · January 20, 2011, 09:09:02 PM

Michelle doesn't own a washing machine oddly enough. She has her uniforms laundered and everything else I go to the community laundry to sit around and wash while I read or go over reports. There is also internet there. So HAH!

Thinking about getting one, but I don't know.

Eimi · January 29, 2011, 01:04:22 AM

I have a washer, but no dryer... And I have no balcony to hang my laundry on where the sun and wind can dry it, so it all hangs on my curtain rods. This makes it a REAL pain the summer when it's already hot and humid. Imagine the humidity in my apartment on a laundry day! I could take it all down to the laundry mat but it's just so far.... *sigh* When I get a car maybe.

When I go to the States I alway take dirty laundry with me so I can wash it, throw it in the dryer and experience that nice warm feeling and snuggly dryer sheet smell

emma · January 29, 2011, 01:58:58 AM

I have a washer/dryer all in one as there is no room in my flat for me to have separate machines. I've no outside spacve to hang things out to dry, and even if I did it is against the terms of my lease :( So even though it can be hideously expensive I at least start everything on the dryer cycle, before putting it in the airing cupboard to finish drying.

Eimi · January 30, 2011, 11:00:05 PM

Ok, my turn to vent...

My hot water pipe froze last night! I live in a SUB-TROPICAL ZONE!!! Doesn't the weather know that tropical = WARM???

emma · January 30, 2011, 11:31:10 PM

That can't be good, not when my parents are on their way to that part of the world. The cruise they pick up in the next few days from Sydney calls at Nagasaki on the way to Beijing....

Eimi · January 31, 2011, 05:33:13 AM

Well, it's not going to be ICEBERGS, but it will probably be a bit chilly.

I LOVE Nagasaki! I've been there quite a few times! I know they're going to China, but if they get a chance, Chinatown and the Confucian temple in Nagasaki is definitely worth the trip, I thought. But it might be a little disappointing compared to CHINA XD The peace park and A-bomb museum are of course well worth it, if they're interested. And they should eat CHAMPON. That's what Nagasaki is known for. It's a kind of noodle soup. There are a lot of good CHAMPON places in Chinatown. Champon is also what sumo wrestlers often eat to bulk up (a much fattier version of course) so there are a lot of champon restaurants owned by former sumo wrestlers around Japan.