Flamingo Queen
12-03-2007, 10:36 PM
OK, I am like a little kid here, who has just learned to tie her own shoes. IN this case though, I fixed my kitchen sink by myself!
I lived in a duplex for nearly 10 years, but because it was a rental, I never considered asking my landlord for a garbage disposal. So when I bought this house last year, one of the main reasons I bought it was for the "luxury" of the garbage disposal.
Tonight, I tried to "feed" the Disposal with some cuttings from carrots, and an onion, but apparently I didn't have the chunks small enough as my poor disposal became "constipated."
I felt around inside the disposal (very scary!) but couldn't find the source of the clog. IN the meantime, everytime I turned it on, it just threw brown, disgusting water back up into the sink. GROSS!
I tried to plunge it, but I'm not that proficient. Seriously.
I think being a little short, and not so strong probably makes a difference. IN fact, I stood on the second step of my step stool just to get some height.
I called my DAd, and he said he'd come over in a few days when he had time and bring his plumming snake. Well, I didn't really want to have my dad "rescue" me again. But I also didn't want to have to call a plummer. Then I remembered I had some Liquid Plummer. I tried that. STill didn't work.
Hmmmm
So, I got the plunger back out again. this time, I thrust that puppy over that sink hole again and again and again with a lot more force, and a lot more quickly than I had the first time, and Voila! Suddenly, all the yuck just drained away!
I havent' been that proud of myself in a loooong time!
I feel like such a grownup!
( I actually called my parent's house and sang "I fixed it myself, I fixed it myself!" while dancing around the kitchen. hmmm, grownup...?)
I lived in a duplex for nearly 10 years, but because it was a rental, I never considered asking my landlord for a garbage disposal. So when I bought this house last year, one of the main reasons I bought it was for the "luxury" of the garbage disposal.
Tonight, I tried to "feed" the Disposal with some cuttings from carrots, and an onion, but apparently I didn't have the chunks small enough as my poor disposal became "constipated."
I felt around inside the disposal (very scary!) but couldn't find the source of the clog. IN the meantime, everytime I turned it on, it just threw brown, disgusting water back up into the sink. GROSS!
I tried to plunge it, but I'm not that proficient. Seriously.
I think being a little short, and not so strong probably makes a difference. IN fact, I stood on the second step of my step stool just to get some height.
I called my DAd, and he said he'd come over in a few days when he had time and bring his plumming snake. Well, I didn't really want to have my dad "rescue" me again. But I also didn't want to have to call a plummer. Then I remembered I had some Liquid Plummer. I tried that. STill didn't work.
Hmmmm
So, I got the plunger back out again. this time, I thrust that puppy over that sink hole again and again and again with a lot more force, and a lot more quickly than I had the first time, and Voila! Suddenly, all the yuck just drained away!
I havent' been that proud of myself in a loooong time!
I feel like such a grownup!
( I actually called my parent's house and sang "I fixed it myself, I fixed it myself!" while dancing around the kitchen. hmmm, grownup...?)