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Hayabusa

(2,135 posts)
Sat Jun 22, 2013, 10:44 PM Jun 2013

Well, that was the most expensive house washing I've seen.

Had some mold growing up the house so my mom and I get a new hose and some wash to kill it. Stuff worked fine (though we need more for the rest of the house) but when we attempted to turn the water off the faucet, it wouldn't stop...

I finally was able to turn the master water off while my mom tried to contact a plumber on duty.

Total Damage: $340 for parts and 2.5 hours of work, as we ended up needing an entire new assembly and new faucet. Could have been worse, though, as he was nice enough to knock the half hour in which the first method failed.

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