tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post6249543491123719290..comments2023-08-19T04:56:24.878-07:00Comments on It seemed like a good idea at the time...: Woe is meFunderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06358687366401205336noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-14648309418186467722010-10-23T22:11:44.575-07:002010-10-23T22:11:44.575-07:00Cute cat!Cute cat!cheyenne joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16957462106844413179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-82108134914767877252010-10-23T19:47:23.582-07:002010-10-23T19:47:23.582-07:00Oh, and don't leave the little Y attachment on...Oh, and don't leave the little Y attachment on once things start freezing up--it'll trap water and may not let the standpipe drain correctly (done THAT, too!).EvenSonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02032555334605790413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-89138221440781254572010-10-23T19:09:52.962-07:002010-10-23T19:09:52.962-07:00WAIT! Don't dig it up until you try fixing it...WAIT! Don't dig it up until you try fixing it from the top! Trust me, I know! <br />--First, take the handle off. You may actually be able to adjust the push rod enough to stop the leak. <br />If, in fact the "innards" need replacing, use a pair of pipe wrenches (if you have them) to unscrew the cast iron top, and pull the plunger out from there, and replace. (Use a permanent marker to make a mark on both the pipe and the cast iron part, to give yourself something to line up to when you put it back together.) <br />The only real reason you would have to dig it up is if the little drain thingy at the bottom is clogged, and not letting the vertical pipe drain properly. If that's the case, when you rebury it, add a [very] little "street ell" (a 90 degree fighting that's a male at one end, that goes on the bottom fitting of the FF, and a female end (of the ell) then gets pointed down, so silt can't get in) at the bottom, to prevent future clogs.<br /><br />I hope I caught you in time to save some unnecessary manual labor...EvenSonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02032555334605790413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-51029061018352445872010-10-23T15:01:09.607-07:002010-10-23T15:01:09.607-07:00Well, at least it's better than fixing it afte...Well, at least it's better than fixing it after it freezes!<br />The kitty is adorable.Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944121836337072178noreply@blogger.com