I really am fortunate to have friends that are willing to help me out with my housing stuff. Today I had two come over. I guess their visit was two-fold. First of all, they wanted to have a look at my new digs. Secondly, they agreed to help me install some of my appliances. In particular, my fridge wasn’t hooked up to the water line, the washer/dryer unit wasn’t connected to the pipes/vents, and the dishwasher wasn’t connected in any way. Well, when everyone arrived we started examining all of the appropriate instruction manuals, and making a list of all of the parts we needed. Once we had all of that we went to Lowe’s.
Picking stuff up there was interesting. I mean, as soon as we started searching we came to the realization that I had forgotten to take measurements for anything that I needed. For the dryer vents, I knew that I needed 4″ tubes, but I didn’t know how much of it I needed. I just picked up a few parts hoping that I had my bases covered. For the refrigerator, we weren’t sure where to look so we ended up pressing one of the store’s advertised “help buttons.” Yeah, I was kind of shy to hit the button, but really, that’s what they’re there for, right? I asked the guy that arrived for a compression nut and sleeve. He pointed me to the right spot but asked me what the size of the tubing was. Once again, I was totally clueless. My friend were all over that though and pointed me to the 1/4″ components.
Once I got all of those parts I started wandering around seeing if there was anything that I needed. I eventually found myself among the area rugs. I honestly had no intention on buying a rug. I really just wanted to see what was available. At some point though, I spotted a rug that seemed to really gel well with the square motif thing that I have going in my place. After some consideration I decided that I might as well get the rug right away; there was no point putting it off. So yeah, I ended up buying the thing. I’m so bad that way–it’s not uncommon for me to go in with one thing in mind and come out with a lot extra.
Anyway, once we got back we got to work on the fridge. We started following all of the instructions in the book. Yes, we eventually got it in working condition, but not before a leak or two, and having to figure out where the valve was for the copper pipe. Yes, when I realized that we had put it all together and that nothing was leaking I let out a good cheer. Yes! As for the washer/dryer, we started putting all of the vent gear together. Unfortunately, what I though was enough turned out to be quite short; we had to go out to get more parts. Once we had it all connected I tried turning on the pipes and kind of freaked out when water started spraying all over. The only issue, really, was that the connections weren’t tight enough.
After installing the two, we started looking at what was needed for the dishwasher. After realizing that we needed to do some electrical work, I thought that doing it ourselves would be too dangerous. Oh well–two of three isn’t bad, right?
When I unrolled the rug and put it in place, I knew that I had made the right decision. Adding a bit of rug texture to the room really makes my place feel more like home. Before it was just cold and hard. Now there’s a perceived feeling of warmth and softness. It’s really great.
So, pictures below are the area rug and the fridge water dispenser. This was a great productive day. Even if things go wrong tomorrow, I will be happy because so much was done today.
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