For two weeks or so, our toilet has not worked properly. If it sits all night, you get one decent flush in the morning. If you let it sit again all day, you get one decent flush at night. This has not been a bad problem because when I have work and school, that is about all I am ever home. It was an inconvenience on the days I spend with my kids because we would sometimes have to use one of the other bathrooms. With my finals out of the way and a tiny little break, I decided, this was my morning. While I knew this was caused by one part of the system, I decided the whole tank should probably be overhauled to prevent future repairs. You can view the results of my handiwork in the video below. Yep, rebuilding a toilet is just one of those things that REAL men do. While you don't get quite the feeling of accomplishment as say, rebuilding an engine, there is still a level of pride. Now, while I am out and about today I will just have to get a new water line that runs from the valve in the wall to the toilet tank. Apparently I sort of split the old one as I removed it from the toilet and it has a slight leak. Yep, breaking something here and there while in the process of fixing something else, is definitely what real men do too! :)
the first FIVE years
