Photo-A-Day 2.0 #01697

I say not again but this time it is something new. A whole new adventure in suck. This morning Allison had me come to the basement because the floor around the washing machine was all wet. There was water all under the washing machine and around the utility sink and even on a file cabinet that we have propped up with a dehumidifier on top so it can drain out into the sink. I noticed some water in the sink and it would not drain so I hit it with the plunger. water came spilling out over the white pipe to the left of the sink.

I wanted to see what exactly was happening. I went to the pipe in the back of the house that has the house trap and I ran a snake through that. I ran into no blockages and then I ran it back toward the house away from the street and there also no blockage that I could get. So the problem appears to be happening close to where all the pipes converge near the laundry. The new pipes that were recently installed when the bathroom was put in.

so we ran another load of laundry through the washing machine. I watched to see if the pipe would overflow like it had with the plunger. It did not, instead the sink filled up almost to the top. Then the washer filled a second time for the second rinse and when it emptied the sink level had gone down but not enough to contain both of these loads of water. I paused the washing machine for an hour or so and then ran it out once the water came back down in the sink. so things are draining, very, very slowly. We’ve got some work to do.

Allison had gotten me a give for my birthday, tickets to see the comedian, Jim Jefferies at the VET in Providence. We went to P.F. Chang’s for dinner because the Cheesecake Factory had a 40 minute wait. When we finished our meal at P.F. Chang’s we got a message from The Cheesecake Factory that a table was ready.

The comedy show as a great time. Jim was so funny. We laughed really hard and enjoyed the night very much. It was nice to take our minds off the plumbing situation for a little while.

Photo-A-Day 2.0 #01638

Dad came up today to help me finish the downstairs bathroom. Well, we finished everything that he had left to do. We still need some plumbing on the heat but otherwise we are done. Dad and I started by hanging the new lights, medicine cabinet, towel racks, guest towel rack and toilet paper holder. Once that was done we ran to Lowe’s to pick up the shower door. Installing the shower door would take up our afternoon.

We got the door plus some lights and a couple other items. When we came back we started installing the door. It was complex but between the two of us we were able to get through the instructions and get it hung up. It was a long day for everyone but the end result was fantastic. We are so appreciative to the work that dad did on the bathroom. It looks great! We’ve just got to wait 24 hours before we can use it.