I love being a homeowner but what I don't love are household repairs. Yesterday, my toilet starting making a funny noise when I flushed it and when I took off the lid, water shot out at me.
I think it's my ballcock.
I really have no idea what it is. I just like saying ballcock.
Ballcock.
Say it with me.
Ballcock.
Reminds me of the Sex & the City episode when Carrie and Aiden are breaking up and he fixes her toilet on the way out the door and she says "Ballcock can't be our last words to each other". LOL...
ReplyDeleteBallcock's a great word. It conjours up a myriad of pictures :)
ReplyDeleteBallcock ballcock ballcock. Oh I feel so much better now.
ReplyDeleteAs a mr fix it, the little water hose came off the white tube inside the toilet tank. That water is used to fill up the toilet bowl. Sometimes black or white. Why it suddenly came off, I don't now. The water will spray everywhere, drpping sometimes outside and making you think your toilet is leaking.
ReplyDeleteBesides, ballcock sounds a lot like balderdash! And as a proud owner of a ...
Is there really such a thing?? Wow, I wonder who came up with that..
ReplyDeleteBallcock. It comes from the Greek, "ballos" meaning round, and the "coccus" meaning back. So it's the round thing in the back of your toilet tank. Or not.
ReplyDeleteOh, that's a beaut!
ReplyDeleteBallcock.
Yup!
Hahahaaaaaaaaaaaa! You're crazy. I love you!
ReplyDeleteAnna
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OK, here a link to previously discussed BALLCOCK...lol
ReplyDeletehttp://www.homefixitparts.com/plumbing/P2-04-221.php?part=P2-04-221&dept=Plumbing
The pic is of a Brass Ballcock, of course. You could go with plastic but they aren't as sturdy as the brass ones...LOL
ReplyDeleteWow! This was the first post I read when I landed on your blog. So now I have spent the last 45 minutes reading and laughing out loud!
ReplyDeleteI have a extra ballcock in my basement.
ReplyDeleteJust in case you need it.
:-)
Ballcock. Maybe your toilet was choking on whatever you may have deposited there?
ReplyDelete@Julie! You're so funny.
ReplyDelete@Akelamalu,
Isn't it kooky? I mean, who thought of it?
@Peach Tart,
See? I knew you would.
@R. Jacob,
Yes! That's exactly what's happening. So I can just re-attach it and spend the money on shoes and not a plumber?
Balderdash. That's a good one, too!
@JW.BW,
ReplyDeleteYes! I know! Like someone at Merriam Webster was playing a drinking game or something.
@Leah,
You're so worldly...
@Ron,
Yup!
@Anna,
Smooches!
@Collette,
ReplyDeleteI think I'll let it drip a few more days before i consult your link. Thanks!
@Shane,
Welcome! Glad you're having fun. Ballcock.
@f8hasit,
You would, you dirty girl.
@Carlos,
Yes, maybe you deposited something when you were here the other night...
If you have a ballcock, then you have WAY more problems than a malfunctioning toilet!
ReplyDeleteNot to be confused with "cockball" which is a fun, yet potentially quite painful, indoor sport.
ReplyDelete@Judge,
ReplyDeleteWell that goes without saying.
@Rusty Salmon,
Thanks for stopping by. Nice to meet you!