This diagram looks easy enough, right? It probably even is just as easy to do as long as you don't live in a 100 year old house owned by a man named Murphy. The problem with an old house is the previous occupant is often nearly as old. That is the truth in this case & she didn't really believe in that new-fangled idea of regular maintenance. Often in this house, to fix one thing you end up having to fix half a dozen others. Then of course there is Murphy's law playing out in full chorus here.
I had to change the faucet today, never mind I'd done it less than a year ago. Some how the thing got clogged & barely let any water pass. It came off easier than the last time, which involved a hammer, a screw driver & some serious bashing. Going back together, now that was another story.
The shut-off on the sink is useless, so I have to do it outside. I follow the diagram & put the faucet back in. I fasten it down & attach the water connections. I go outside & turn on the water. Viola, my very own fountain in the bathroom under the vanity. (I hate vanities, give me a shelve style sink or a pedestal, something that allows you to get to the plumbing easier.) I run back out & shut off the water. Come back & find out the cold water connection has a faulty washer. I lucked out & had one of those in the house. A trip to the hardware store averted.
In the end, the faucet is fixed sans fountain. It just proves the jobs that should be the easiest are usually the hardest & most annoying.
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