AboutCarolyn Expertise I have worked in Electrical Engineering for 30 years in power distribution and am now a Senior Electrical & Instrumentation Designer, but I am a handy homeowner more than anything else and have a lot of skills when it comes to home repairs. Bathroom remodeling, flooring, painting, reconditioning old wood items, plumbing, car repairs and troubleshooting most problems. I think of myself more of a teacher than someone that is going to tell you exactly what you have to do, but I will share as much info as I have to help get your problem fixed, so if you are not interested in learning then don't ask me a question or rate me if you don't like my answers. To me, it is all about the journey so lets share the trail for a short ride and see where it takes us!
I also want to give thanks to both my Mom, who has passed and my Dad, who raised us with the "Can Do" attitude and instowed such confidence in not only my life but everyone that ever came in contact with them.
You can do anything that you set our minds too if only you can break it down into pieces and just tackle one piece at a time, for the rest will fall into place.
Experience My greatest accomplishment was finishing my first bathroom upgrades in my first home which helped me to sell my home is less than 3 days by myself with a For Sale By Owner sign and no more. Plus I got $10,000 more for it in just 4 years of owning it, now that is great equity.
Education/Credentials Nursing School, 1 1/2 years of a 2 year RN program, 1976
US Army, Intelligence School, Image Interpreter, 1977
Thomas Nelson Community College, Mechanical Drafting, 1980
Newport News Shipbuilding, Designer Training Program, 1981
School Of Hard Knocks
Awards and Honors Certificate of Achievement, Graduated with Honor's from Military Intelligence School,
Award from Planning Research Corporation for a Job Well Done,
Hand Selected to be an Internal Auditor for an ISO 9000 Certification Program for one of my longest employers,
Mutable Letters of Appreciation
Question I installed a Glacier Bay Faucet. the basic unit model #798430. After the installment of the faucet, the hot and cold water valves were turned on and the water did not flow. Thanks Dee Dee Holt
Answer Hey DD,
Have you tried opening and closing the valves? If so and no change, it may be that your water valves are bad. What I need you to do is to back up and make sure the shut off valves are off and disconnect the lines running up to the faucet if you can, I am hoping that they are flexable, if not this is going to get messy. Do you know where the main water shut off is? If these valves start really acting up, you may have to be ready to get to it fast. But having a bucket on hand and some towels, I need you to very very slowly turn on the water valves, one valve at a time and see if you are actually getting water up each line. If you are, the problem is in the new faucet itself and not in the line and you need to take it back and get a new one. If you are not getting any water then their is a good indication that your valves are bad. If they are, then you need to locate the main shutoff to the house and shut it off and replace the valves.
