For a couple weeks now, by kitchen sink faucet has been spraying all willy-nilly. I forget until I turn it on. Which says something about my memory, heh, heh. I keep meaning to take off that little screwed-on screen thingy where the water comes out. I finally did that on Saturday. Well. I TRIED to...
When Farmer H came home and was just puttering around after eating supper, taking up my valuable scratcher time while semi-rinsing out his bowl, I told him.
"Don't you notice the water spraying out? I covers the counter on the left, and the dishes in the drainer on the right. I tried to get the screen thingy off to soak it in vinegar, but I couldn't get it loose. I guess you put it on too tight last time, or there's more lime buildup where it screws on."
Farmer H grabbed that part with his big paw, and it came right loose. Huh. And he's always saying he doesn't have any grip strength any more. I told him to put that part in a little plastic container I was going to wash, and pour some vinegar in it. He did. Just like I said!
When I got up to make my supper, I swished it around. Turned it over. I was in no hurry to put it back. I could still see mineral deposits in some of the openings. I figured I'd let it sit overnight, and put it back on before washing dishes the next morning.
Easier said than done. I gave that part a good rinsing. All the screen openings were clear now. Farmer H had also pulled loose the piece that went inside it, and the rubber gasket. I made sure they were all lined up, and tried to put it back on the end of the faucet.
Huh. That was odd. It would not go on. It fit. Nothing sticking out. It would turn, but not catch hold. I bet I tried five minutes to get that part back on. No luck. I looked at the ridges for the screw part. Nothing in there. It should go right back on.
THEN I tried turning it the other way. WORKED FIRST TIME!!!
What in the Not-Heaven is going on here? Is this a sign of the Apopadopalyspe? Sweet Gummi Mary! EVERYBODY knows that when screwing things on or off, in or out, the rule is always:
LEFTY-LOOSEY, RIGHTY-TIGHTY
We are taught that in childhood! I know my left from my right! But this dang sink faucet was BACKWARDS! You have to turn it LEFT to screw it IN and tighten it! Remember that if you ever come to repair my faucet for mineral buildup. I can't even blame Farmer H, though he DID hook up the water pipes backwards, so the lever goes left for cold, and right for hot. I'm used to it by now, but The Pony is always leery.
Anyhoo... my faucet expels a steady stream now. No thanks to The Universe.
2 comments:
You made me laugh this morning. I thought having an uncle that put the hot on the right and the cold on the left was the only person having done that. He was so bull headed, he said it was the way it was supposed to be. You know, making every other faucet in the country wrong. I didn't go to his house often, so could never remember if it was in the kitchen or the bathroom. He only ever had hooked up one of them, so, clearly, according to him, the other was wrong. Good grief. I don't blame The Pony for being leery. I was always leery of this uncle for almost anything he ever did. He was the "richest" immediate family member. The rest of us were just middle class, at best. You never knew what kind of weird souvenir he was going to come out with to show you. They were never normal things like most people would bring home from their travels. Ranee
Rae,
Heh, heh! Every other faucet in the country was wrong, EXCEPT his (and the one in our kitchen).
Farmer H gave young HOS (Farmer H's Oldest Son) a mummified cat in a ziploc bag. He had found it while cleaning out my grandma's attic over the garage, and was SHOCKED that HOS tried to take it to middle school to show his classmates.
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