Mish Mash

Elkmont, Alabama

Weather: low 34 degrees, high 36 degrees, cloudy skies

When we went to bed last night, the weather forecast was for more snow, starting tonight. Now, it appears the snow threat is gone, with rain forecast for tomorrow afternoon. Okay!

Carolyn wanted to get out today, so we went in to Athens and had lunch at Cracker Barrel. That's not my favorite restaurant, but it's what she wanted. Her wish is good enough for me. Most of the time.

Carolyn enjoyed her meal, while part of mine was forgettable. Maybe I should get what she had next time.

We needed a replacement cartridge for our shower faucet. Stopping at Lowe's, we went through all their cartridges, but didn't find what we needed. Down the road a short distance, we found a plumbing supply store with a replacement cartridge that the sales clerk said would work for our needs. We bought two of the new cartridges and brought them home. After resting a few minutes, we decided to see how much trouble changing the cartridge would be. To our surprise, the change of parts was easy. Only one problem: the new cartridge allowed a drip, drip, drip from the shower head, even though the water was turned off. I can't stand a dripping faucet, especially when I'm trying to sleep at night.

We took everything apart and examined it carefully, again. Comparing the old and new parts, we noticed the old part had a brass piece as part of it's innards, while the new one was all plastic. Cleaning the new part up again, we reinstalled it. Still drip, drip, drip. Everything was taken apart again. The old part was cleaned up and reinstalled, and guess what? No leak, and it appears to be working much better. It appears that over time, calcium and other crud had built up inside and outside the cartridge, making it difficult to turn the water on and off. Now, it seems to work great. We'll keep a close eye on it, and if it starts giving us problems again, we'll call the manufacturer to have some new parts sent to us. In the meantime, the parts we bought today will get returned.

More later, be safe.

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