"But there will always be a few people who have the courage to love what is untamed inside us": Faucet nightmare.

So today I decided to tackle the guest bathroom faucet. When I was looking online it said the leaking at the shut off valve I saw previously was due to the packing nut behind the knob needs to be tighten, so I did that and then proceeded to do the uninstall of the old faucet. When I went to go pull off the old supply lines they were jammed down into the Valve and didn't fall off like all the others....So when I pulled up I ended up with hot water spewing all over the place. I should've planned ahead and located the shut off valve before hand but it took me a couple minutes underneath the house to figure it out. Got the water shut off and then came inside to mop up the flood of water that came out. After I cleaned up the hallway and bathroom floor I proceeded with the reinstall. Even when I had the supply lines reconnected with the new faucet; I still had leaking from the supply line. At that point I had given up and decide to call a plumber. (Lane's plumbing of Raleigh is who I reached saturday afternoon). I explained the situation to the owner who answered the phone and instead of saying I will come out and charge you, he said I was really almost there and probably just have a simple fix to stop the leak. He told me to undo the supply lines check to make sure the washer was there and adjust the packing nut tighter to stop the leak and when i open the valve to open it open fully (since its an older home apparently the packing nut leaking is common). Even though in my mind I had already surrendered to needing to have someone out, I hung up and did what he said. When checking I noticed that the supply line did lose the washer in all the water mess that happened earlier. I found the washer and placed it back in the supply line and reatteched it. Then I said a prayer and fingers crossed went outside to open the main valve under the house. I came inside and was relieved not to have water shooting out anywhere. I tightened the packing nut like Mr. Lane said to do and then opened it fully. And to my surprise I have a working faucet with no leaks. I called Lane's plumbing back to thank him and he said I just needed a cheerleader and he was happy to help. Mr. Lane also said to make sure to call next time I have a 'real plumbing issue' and I promise I will.

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