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"Bubba " ReMoVe wrote in message
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On Mon, 13 Feb 2006 00:42:45 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
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"NatlHomeServices" wrote in message
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it's a fine balance between amount of patience you want to put into
it.

Many times it IS truly easier and quicker to just change out
faucets......some real nice well-built ones I have installed that were
under $60.with a warranty.

Nice price, but my soldering skills have only been practiced in spots with
fabulous access from all sides. This bath situation would require
soldering
in very tight quarters through an access panel on the other side of the
wall. Upstate NY - take a guess what 3 plumbers have quoted for labor to
convert this to any new kind of faucet. Go ahead. Guess. :-)

You obviously see how hard this is to "repair" and you've pondered for
hours and days on how to fix it yet you seem to be complaining about
the high price you were quoted by 3 plumbers to convert it!? Ever stop
to think why not one but THREE plumbers have quoted you such a high
price?
If it were that easy, EVERYONE could do it.
Bubba

I'm not complaining about what they choose to charge. I'm saying I can't
afford it at the moment. There's a difference between those two things,
although I didn't explain myself clearly. It's around $400, by the way. When
money's abundant here, I'm more than happy to pay people for their skills,
especially plumbers, because there are few things more annoying than
cleaning up a wet basement.