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LOL - been there, done that. And the bathroom sinks are so 'beautiful' and certainly not deep enough to get the kettle full without tilting so that it can never really fill, so I used the jacuzzi taps. A nuisance.
posted by
adnohr
on October 24, 2015 at 3:48 AM
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Well Naut I have insurance which covers water related problems, I was tired of trying to find someone to replace parts that had gone out of fashion. The guy just comes a swaps both taps with new ones, or climbs up into the loft and sorts the problem. We always filter our water to get rid of lime scale although higher up the country it is said that water passes through a different function before becoming available. 
posted by
C_C_T
on October 23, 2015 at 10:26 AM
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Bummer! I hope you find a grizzled, experienced plumber who
can install a less beautiful but more functional water dispensing system soon.
posted by
Pat_B
on October 23, 2015 at 7:04 AM
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I hope that you can get the kitchen sink working again...In the car wash industry, that has been the case. So much requires now an outside contractor to come in when before most problems could be fixed in-house. I guess in our industry, though, it is a matter of us catching up to the technology.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on October 23, 2015 at 6:27 AM
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You Poor Thing! Does it taste different? 
posted by
TAPS.
on October 22, 2015 at 11:49 PM
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Time to call a plumber!
posted by
Annicita
on October 22, 2015 at 5:33 PM
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Nautikos
OMG! You really are reading my vibes today! Both of your posts could have been themes lifted right out of the stew pot on my back burner. This particular one is a REAL pet peeve....you might have to give me a gentle shove to get me off the soap box about what I think about progress!!! Well, actually, I think I can stop right now and you have the general idea
(PS..Isn't it the same water?)
posted by
Krisles
on October 22, 2015 at 3:53 PM
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Poor luv's. I do sympathize. I too have tried to fix taps and kill big Spiders and turn on a Iphone or whatever they are called with disasterous results.Wiley the mechanic cannot do much with a car either. So much is computerised and has to be recalled and exchanged and set or something.
posted by
Kabu
on October 22, 2015 at 3:44 PM
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