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Pro tip: my leaky kitchen faucet turned into a $900 mess because I ignored one drip
So here is the thing about small problems you keep putting off. About three weeks ago I noticed a tiny drip under my kitchen sink in my apartment in Tucson. Just one drop every few seconds from the shutoff valve. I told myself it was nothing, put a bowl under it, and went on with my life. Fast forward to last Saturday morning and I open the cabinet to grab a pot and the whole bottom is soaked, the particle board is swollen and soft, and there is water creeping toward the wall. The bowl had overflowed at some point during the night and I never heard it. I called a plumber who charged me $180 just to come out, then quoted me $720 to replace the valve and fix the cabinet floor. I ended up doing the valve myself for $12 in parts after watching a video twice, but the cabinet damage is still there and I am looking at replacing the whole base piece. The part that gets me is the plumber said if I had called on day one it would have been a $90 fix. So yeah, if you have a drip you keep meaning to deal with, that is your sign. What is the smallest thing you are ignoring right now that you know is going to bite you?
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the_mason25d ago
Landlord probably knew about that valve before you moved in.
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