Last Wednesday we had a homeowner's headache. The washing machine decided to go bonkers and when I researched the symptoms they said that it was a whole washer replacement. Later that night my hubby found out that the kitchen sink faucet was leaking under the counter. Fabulous. After hauling all of the crap that the average person keeps under the kitchen sink and checking the closet on the back of the same wall we found out that it was the faucet not a pipe in the wall. Thank God. Something inside of our Moen faucet broke. Whatever it was that broke it was causing corrosion on the inner parts. As a result we were losing water pressure in the faucet and water was leaking onto the counter.
Thursday I had the plumber and the appliance repair man in. The guy from the appliance repair store told me that the control chip was probably going and he would have to come back with another man to take the stacked dryer off and access the panel in the rear of the washer. He then proceeded to unplug it and plug it back in (which I had don the day before trying to troubleshoot on my own) and the washing machine suddenly cam back. Mike (the appliance guy) said that he wouldn't trust it but we've decided to go with it and see how long it lasts. When it goes we'll replace it then but since it's still working we'll leave it alone...
As for the faucet the plumber (Andy) came by and confirmed our suspicions. He tinkered around a bit and informed me that the cost of parts and labor to fix our corroded fixture would be more than a new faucet. He had brought a Kohler faucet similar to ours and I gave him the go ahead to install it. New faucet in place I was able to wash dishes and it was then that I noticed just how much the corrosion had affected the water pressure. It's amazing. Not only that but Andy informed me that Kohler faucets have a lifetime warranty. If corrosion hits I get a replacement! I like that!
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