But you logicked it through.. You go girl!

It wasn't until I removed the old clamp, completely stripped the wires and reinstalled the new clamps to the car battery that I found out that battery nodes are two different sizes. One is very slightly bigger than the other. Had to do it all over again. Nerve wracking!

Good for you. I think the one I installed may be about to be replaced so if after a couple of showers could you give a review.

During the time period between my husband's retirement and mine a leak developed in the basement in the hot water line. Whoever my husband hired made a "fix" rather than fixing the problem. Somewhere on the line they installed a pressure reducer. Before that we had wonderful pressure because one of the main waterlines runs in front of our house. Hot water takes forever to get to the shower head unless I turn on the cold water. No idea why I thought of turning on the cold water.

Glad you gave it one more try! Plus had success!

Yes very frustrating. Been there done that. Doesn't work every time but sometimes if I read the instructions through and through I find the thing that I might have missed. I usually do it before I install but sometimes impatience gets the better of me and I just start.

Enjoy your shower!

I am soooo proud to have you on The Kitchen Table. I wish I had the time to come up and visit.

Bravo! Any time I tackle anything to do with plumbing, I end up with a mess of some kind. Even after checking online tutorials, I can manage to do something wrong. Our plumber is also my friend. Any more, I call him first. My biggest issue with our plumber is getting him to charge enough to be fair to himself. (he refereed high school basketball with DH for 30 years and they are buddies)

But I'm proud of you, Jas....

These things happen to me also.

No logic involved, jasdip (who I'm sure will appreciate this comment offered in a friendly way) caused herself to fall victim to the #1 problem solution offered by most product support workers - the user had the item turned off. Nothing works when not turned on.

Figuring out something doesn't work when not turned on is, by definition, logical.

🙄

Reminds me of the news story from oh maybe a year back about the person with the mac who had a black screen...brought it in, had it looked at, many technicians, multiple visits, no problem with the machine yet the screen was black...until someone realized and turned up the brightness. Doh!!

JIM!! What an incredibly nice thing to say! I have to tell ya, this little spot on the internet is like family to me. I'd love nothing more than to visit a bunch of people. What you see here, is pretty much what I am.

Case in point, a friend goes for walks with a male friend. He has few friends, and is fairly quiet and reserved. I've wanted to go for walks with them, he'll travel to different towns and places.

Lo and behold he did ask me to join them a couple of weeks ago! We went to a town and the riverpark happened to be holding Dragon boat races, so we watched some of those.

Me being me, fussed over and petted every dog I met, said hi to people we passed, and was chatting with the two of them.

Later, he asked my friend if I was always that outgoing. She said Yup, what you see is what you get. She's not moody nor pouty, loves dogs, speaks to strangers, and will also speak her mind.

Let's see if I get asked to go again! LOL

With all proper respect and props to Jasdip for resolving her quandary,

"Figuring out something doesn't work when not turned on is, by definition, logical."

You're cheering a first inning bunt single as if it were a 9th inning game winning grand slam homer. Devices like this often have controlling levers and dials. Following along your own semantics, how would you describe a situation where someone thinks a product is defective and boxes it up with plans to return it, without first looking visually or in the instructions for controls that may need to be adjusted?

I'm not being critical, anyone might have made the same dumb mistake. But resolving it isn't a display of uniquely clear thinking or logic. If you want to keep beating that drum, go ahead.

Ditto. Beat away!

My new dishwasher had a fan come on every half hour, to keep humidity down. These touch pads don't always respond to MY touch. I wanted to turn it off. simple enough, yet when I tried it...it wouldn't respond. My husband touches the pad....and it responds to HIS touch. How is that possible!! Can be very frustrating, it should be so easy. :0)

I do applaud YOU for figuring it out.

i also applaud you, Jaspid.

Maifleur, the showehead is amaaazing! For me, shopping for a showehead is almost akin to shopping for pillows. Has to be just right. This has the pressure I've been striving for and I'm loathe to spend $100 on one.

I've had many of such moments with new products over the years, and you know what? It's not user error as much as poor design. Sometimes it's the item and sometimes it's the directions - or lack of.

Good for you to helpfully share your experience in a comment 🙂