Show to reduce plumbing ri repair edair costs the following Is taken from the last issue ot of the valve world chicago and Is timely as m many any of our local property owners will or should be at least making sewer connections this sumler summer or having poor plumbing work made good it if t the he back number class of our local property owners could be made to realize the necessity the convenience and the sanitary benefits derived from city sewer connections and proper plumbing in the home there would be no cause lor for the city authorities to sweat and fume because of their apparent inability to enforce the city sewer ordinance or to send in calls tor for members of the state health department to come out and direct them in their efforts at law enforcement but on the contrary the property 0 owners ers would be seeking the plumbers and urging the city tor for permits to make proper sewer connections and to have proper plumbing installed in their homes the article referred to says one of the surefire sure fire stand bys of the brain fa bagged fagged aged vaudevillian the tired out cartoonist and the tunny funny paper editor who needs a va vacation catlon Is the story of 0 the plumber w who he responded to a call to fix a faucet and had to go back bach for his tools so that his bill for the lob job same to nearly as much as the original cost of 0 the fixture i maybe in an the distant past when this joke was an infant t there was some reason for its conception but a sensible view of 0 the situation explains why in most cases the plumber does have to go back for his tools and materials and it stops the laugh at his expense probably the chief reason why you impose on the plumbing and heating dealer and contractor so that you think he Is imposing on you Is that you cannot tell him exactly what is the matter you just tell him the plumbing needs fixing and please drop everything and come right away it that Is all you can tell him of course he be must inspect the job first to see what Is needed and then go back tor for necessary tools and materials for you cant take your plumb ing to the repair thop chop as you would I 1 your bohocs or your watch and the I 1 dealer or contractor cant bring all ail I 1 his scores of tools and thousands of articles to your houe hoube it you aenoi and every other homeowner home owner knew enough about plumbing to state your repair requirements accurately and in detail you could eliminate this waste of time such knowledge Is riot not hard to obtain any reputable plumbing and heating dealer and i contractor will help you get it another way to avoid what you are tempted to regard as an imposition by the plumber Is to give your plumbing fixtures the same care you would accord to any other fine piece of mechanism you flip fill cigarette butts or hairpins hair pins into the tha 0 engine parts ot of your automobile yet it if you are like the vast majority ot of householders you prent arent much concerned it if these things or nearly anything elsel else tall fall into your plumbing fixtures I 1 one tunny funny aspect of the situation Is that the plumbing and heating dealer would be grateful to the home owner for preventing troublesome little accidents to the plumbing for contrary to the general impression he usually loses money on minor repair jobs and with proper care they are unnecessary because of 0 the high quality of plumbing equipment now offered to the public an and A the scientific skill that goes into its making and installation |