Crap, Crap & More Crap

As soon as I set foot here, people told me about the bad quality of everything.

There is no way for someone from a 1st World nation to comprehend this.

As time has progressed, I have been learning.

Yesterday, I started to install the parts for the dishwasher. I ordered a new drain hose and "Y" drain connector from the US. I got the drain line on the dishwasher just fine.

Then, I went to connect the "Y" under the sink. All the plastic pipes fell down in my hands.

What??!!

I couldn't believe it. I had all this fixed...supposedly.

The trap wouldn't connect to the pipe, the pipe wouldn't connect to the galvanized 2 inch pipe in the wall. What?

I ran to look at another sink in a bathroom. The pipes fell off with a small touch.

I ran to the other bathroom and the same thing happened.

GRRRRR@#$!@##!!!!

I was livid.

Rafael arrived this morning. He was supposed to have fixed all this. I showed him what was up.

He said he fixed the water pipes but didn't do anything with the drain. Well thanks a lot!

So, with a little investigation we discovered that the "J" traps were installed backwards and the pipes at the wall were never sealed with a washer.

It all got corrected but I learned a good lesson. You have to double check everything.

Now everything was all right...

Not!!!

Rafael calls me outside to look at the hot water heater which is leaking. Now what!

We pull it apart and find a pinhole leak in a cast brass valve. No way to fix it.

I am looking into the warranty but my hopes are low.

Many people are convinced that the goods shipped to Panama are rejects and seconds. I think they are right.

As fast as I correct something, another breaks.

This is never ending.