On 11/28/2013 8:24 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Thu, 28 Nov 2013 18:32:32 -0500, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> On 11/28/2013 9:21 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>> Over the years I have replaced seals with I put in a new floor, when I
>>> remodeled bathrooms, when I put in low flush. I have helped several
>>> friends install toilets. I have never seen anything but the standard wax
>>> ring, though some are thicker to account for floor thickness. Those
>>> things are really cheap and a I can't imagine a half decent plumber not
>>> having one in his truck. For a plumber not to have a coupe wax rings
>>> in his truck would be like an electrician not to have electrical tape or
>>> marettes on hand, or a service station not to have any oil.
>>
>> All I can tell you is I *think* he said it was a some sort of seal or
>> ring. The only other thing I can tell is that toilet is completely
>> different from the one in the guest bathroom. I'm not a plumber. If
>> dude wanted or needed to leave for some other reason, I didn't care. He
>> came back quickly and fixed the problem. $75 for a plumber around here
>> is cheap. But I haven't had any other problems with that commode.
>>
>> Jill
>
> You said he told you he'd not charge extra for his having to pick up
> the part...

No, I said I *knew* I wouldn't have to pay more than the $75 service
charge from the home warranty for the plumber or the part. He never
said one word about his not charging me extra. He didn't try to.

> tradesmen often run out of parts on their truck, no
> biggie...
(snippage)

I agree with that. I don't expect every tradesman to have every part
for every little thing stashed in their van or truck. Especially not if
they have a lot of customers.

This guy said he had to go get whatever part it was. I said sure, go.
I'm not immediately suspicious if someone needs to get (or, as in cars,
order) a part. It's not as if he took off and never came back.

Maybe he grabbed a bite to eat in town after he went to Grayco. I
certainly hope so. His leaving for a short while wasn't a problem. He
came back, finished repairing the toilet. He left. That's all there
was to it. No drama. No leaking or overflowing toilet, either.

Jill