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May 09, 2005
Clog: The Sequel
We thought our plumbing adventures were over after sucking up two decades' worth of sink drainage, but no such luck. When we got home after work the next day I found two things: 1) there were some suspicious-looking, recently-regurgitated pipe artifacts in our sink and 2) we had a message on our answering machine from our downstairs neighbors saying there was a leak in their ceiling. (Oops.)
One more thing: The message from our neighbors was left right around the time the brokers were showing the apartment.
Derek went downstairs to apologize and investigate and found out that the leak (surprise, surprise) was right around where our bathroom sink would be. I reluctantly looked under the sink, and found pretty much everything soaked.
So... Did the plunging CAUSE the leak?? Did all of that seemingly productive work completely mess up the pipes? And how?? And more importantly -- what the heck did the real estate people do? Were they inspecting something? Why did the sink leak through the floor when they did something if it didn't when I was plunging for, like, half an hour? How could something this simple be so complicated?
We haven't heard a word from our brokers. Well, actually, we did hear some positive things about a possible sale to people who would be interested in renting to us -- yes! -- at which point Derek really didn't feel it was appropriate to say something like... "you didn't use our sink, did you? Because there's this awful leak..."
Our very nice landlord has promised to send a professional. Until then I'm stuck brushing my teeth using the triangular contraption in Derek's bathroom. And no more plunging.
Posted by csageday at May 9, 2005 10:07 PM
Comments
The "triangular contraption" (sink) in my bathroom is perfectly functional. Maybe I don't pour fish tank rocks and kitty litter down mine.
Posted by: D at May 10, 2005 11:30 AM