This is a positive-outlook blog, so I shall not complain about the unsurprising but egregious error with the Manabloc PEX system, made by the plumbers-who-shall-not-be-named that we used in 1999 – which was only discovered about 20 minutes ago when our current-and-competent plumber came to install an outdoor faucet. Instead I shall rejoice that the resultant leak was minimal, and that we now have Actual Plumbers™ to correct it, so it looks like there will be neither drilling-through-doorsills nor refusals-to-complete-work-without-telling-me-why — and I won’t need to yell at the owner or anyone else. Such a refreshing change.
But, since a part is needed that they don’t normally use, it still looks as if I’ll be carrying jugs of water out to my little garden for one more day.
Gruntled. Sheveled. Whelmed. 