Had to pick between fixing my leaky faucet myself or calling a plumber in Denver, picked the wrench and it went okay

So the kitchen faucet started dripping last Tuesday. Not a huge deal but it kept me up. I watched like 3 YouTube videos on replacing the cartridge. Went to Home Depot, got the part for $12. Took me 2 hours of cussing under the sink but it stopped dripping. Saved myself probably $150. Anyone else gamble on DIY and get lucky?

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davidh887d agoMost Upvoted

Hold up, that story about the garbage disposal in Denver doesn't sound right. I've lived here for 12 years and never heard that one. Pretty sure that's an urban legend from some plumbing SEO blog they use to scare people into hiring pros. Garbage disposals are usually just a reset button or a stuck flywheel. Most "floods" from them are just water sitting in the sink basin because the drain is clogged, not a burst pipe situation. If someone actually flooded their kitchen that bad, it was probably a burst supply line under the sink, not the disposal itself. But yeah, your faucet win is legit. Feels good to beat the system sometimes.

seth_martinez217d ago

I live in Denver too and read somewhere about a guy who tried to fix his garbage disposal and flooded his kitchen. Cost him way more in water damage than a plumber would have. Your faucet fix sounds like a win though. That $12 part did what a $150 service call would have done. Sometimes it's worth betting on yourself.