Apparently a bottle of shampoo slipped out of his hands and landed on it.
Stuff happens. I could have done without the cavalier/ flippant attitude about it, though. But he's 15 and has never been held accountable for much, if any, responsibility in his short life. Therefore he has no appreciation or clue about what it takes to get things done. I would welcome the opportunity to teach the boy, but that's another issue I won't go into right now...
The house was built in the mid 80's. Rather surprising how brittle the CPVC has become over the years. Fortunately, 98% of the plumbing is easily accessible. Unfortunately, this is in that 2%.
Yep, it's the 80's plumbing color decor.
Turns out I was wrong. Looking in the freshly cut hole showed the diverter valve every bit of 3' inside the chase. My Go Go Gadget arms don't stretch that far.
What in the world were they thinking when they built this place? It certainly wasn't anything concerning future access. What to do, what to do....?
I ended up cutting a hole in the floor, from the basement.
Because of the floor joists and framing of the chase, I had an access hole a whopping 10"x 14". It was tight, but I was able to squeeze one arm, my head and a shoulder up into the void. At one point I needed both hands and was able to squeeze through the hole, arms first and rolling my shoulders. The fitting was pretty close to the stud, so that was a little tight, too. But I eventually prevailed, with no shortage of colorful language.
To hopefully prevent this from happening again, I put it back together with copper. Sharkbites are awesome when you're not in the ocean.
Now to finish off with a gratuitous picture of Maggie.
The stuffings all out. I'm going to rest now.
"Sharkbites are awesome when you're not in the ocean."
ReplyDeleteAmen, amen and amen! God bless the Aussie that came up with them.
Colorful language? You? Didn't think you knew any.
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