Those Guys Were Something

The end result

It had been two years since the last sink-repair debacle, and memory lapse combined with hubris prompted me to try again. The HansGrohe faucets gleamed in the showroom, and these were on sale for a mere $99.

It took an entire week, working several hours a day, to complete the job. The actual installation was comparatively easy. Removal of the old parts had to proceed carefully to avoid cracking the sink (like I did last time). Configuring a new trap and pipes underneath the drain, as well as finding and fixing a slight leak, took another several days.

I had a hard enough time working with PVC pipe, and frankly, I can't imagine doing this with steel and copper pipe and acetylene torches, like our fathers did. Those guys were something. © 2013 Stephen Yuen