Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Old school fixtures in a throw away era.

Many of us hate to throw anything useful away. If you are like me (and you may not be) you hate to see something that seems to have a lot of life left in it be just thrown away. Unfortunately, we live in an era when the labor involed to fix something old and outdated is so expensive that you are better off just buying a new ---fill in the blank. Now before you give me a well duh, about this post, let me give you an example. I frequently run across old faucets that a customer wants repaired. Now depending on where the faucet is installed and how difficult it is to replace, it could be cheaper to put in new ones than to repair the old. This, of course, depends on how old they are. Often I am asked to repair an old toilet. The thing about toilets that many people do not realize is that they get minerals built up inside the china and around the trapway and just because you replace every component on the toilet, it may not flush well. This is especially true if you have hard water and no softener. There are many other examples of throw away products these days. I hate to see it be like that but for the sake of you the client, I have to keep in mind that often it is better to suggest replacement rather than repair. Now, if you are one of the kinds of clients that just wants it fixed. We can and will do that even if it costs more. You are our boss.


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