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Had to choose between a $15 fix and a $400 part for my toilet. I picked wrong.
Last Saturday my toilet started running nonstop. I looked online and it was either replacing the flapper for $15 or swapping the whole fill valve for $400 with a plumber. I went cheap and bought the flapper at Ace Hardware. Three hours later after trying to jam it on, it still leaked and I cracked the tank lid out of frustration. Had to call a plumber anyway and he told me the old fill valve was the problem the whole time. Has anyone else wasted money trying to save a few bucks on a simple repair?
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miabennett5mo ago
Went through this exact thing with my dryer, the cheap fix just made the expensive fix worse.
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laurar385mo ago
Sometimes paying up front saves you way more in the long run. Trying to patch a problem with tape and good intentions just kicks the can down the road until you're stuck with a bigger bill and a broken machine anyway. I'd rather drop the cash once and know it's done right than get stuck doing the job twice. Spending a little more now beats wasting time and money on a fix that's just gonna flake out on you later. Nobody got time for that.
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