Found another gotcha left by the builders

[llowry61]

The joys of homeownership! Are you sure there are no leveling legs on the cooler? Most have them and if you can lower them, you might have some wiggle room. No punt intended.

Funny how people who build things figure let the next guy worry about that.

I had a Pontiac Ventura many moons ago and went to do a tune up. To get to the #8 spark plug you had to remove the right front tire and go through a hole cut in the wheel well using multiple universals on a plug wrench. You got about 1/16th each turn. Clearly an engineering oversight.

Good luck brother you will figure it out.

 

[LVSteve]

The joys of homeownership! Are you sure there are no leveling legs on the cooler? Most have them and if you can lower them, you might have some wiggle room. No punt intended.

Funny how people who build things figure let the next guy worry about that.

I had a Pontiac Ventura many moons ago and went to do a tune up. To get to the #8 spark plug you had to remove the right front tire and go through a hole cut in the wheel well using multiple universals on a plug wrench. You got about 1/16th each turn. Clearly an engineering oversight.

Good luck brother you will figure it out.

Leveling legs are conspicuous by their absence. If only, as they say.

Pontiac didn't learn much with your Ventura. My 96 V6 Firebird was similar when it came to plug changes.

 

[Greyman50]

Nothing surprises me. When I rewired our home in mtns of Va. years ago removed the ceiling tiles in basement to run new 14 ga wire to upgrade service from 60 amps( yes could not believe it) to 200 found wire twisted together with NO WIRE NUT……

 

[Nevada Ed]

We had linolium in our kitchen an finally my wife wanted tile.
It lookes great but is hard on any glass items that rae dropped.

Then last year the dish washer died on us and we ordered a new on.
The only problem was

that with the washer legs as short as possible, it would not "Jump" the tile ledge
without hitting our full size counter, that had a right angle and covered 30 feet !!

We finally got the old washer out, without chipping or breaking the counter top
but you should always think a little, before doing any re-modeling !!

Been there, done that, many a time, while "Updating" things, for the little lady, over the years.

Good luck and stock up on bandaids.

 

[Heymatt]

Here's a question. Is fridge insulation flammable?

If it’s foam, I’d say yes.

 

[MTC(SS)Ret]

What gets entombed in Vegas stays in Vegas.

Kinda like "Goodfellas" in the corn field

 

[coltle6920]

Easiest,cheapest,smartest solution is to cut out the necessary tiles using a Dremel tool or similar. Worst case scenario is breaking one tile to get the other ones removed.

 

[yaktamer]

If all else fails....
[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCbfMkh940Q[/ame]

 

[Rustyt1953]

 

[glenwolde]

Pull the tile, install cooler, call tile guy to patch your work.

 

[schutz5]

What happens in Vegas,stays in Vegas!

 

[CH4]

What gets entombed in Vegas stays in Vegas.

…, unless you dump em in Lake Mead.

Good luck, Steve.

 

[Rule3]

It's awful tight in there. I might have to use a grinder or rotozip device.

What is more difficult?
Remove a few tiles or demo a built in mini fridge with a grinder??

 

[LVSteve]

What is more difficult?
Remove a few tiles or demo a built in mini fridge with a grinder??

We will find out this week.

 

[Waxster60]

What gets entombed in Vegas stays in Vegas.

Until the water level in Lake Mead drops...

 

[jeffrefrig]

I hope you recover the refrigerant, all 6 oz. before you put a hole in the ozone!!! Some of those small units have a discharge line that goes around the perimeter of the door, so don't be surprised when you blow a hole in the line. Of course you shut the power off first, I think.
How in the heck do they expect the thing to never break down and someone tries to fix it? Impossible. I hate install guys sometimes!

 

[CAJUNLAWYER]

My broter is a home inspector in the suburbs north-west of Dallas and he can tell some horror stories. The builders HATE HIS GUTS as do the real estate agents. His clients LOVE him. he does no advertising, all of his business is repeat and word of mouth and he cannot keep up. Anyone who is having a house built without his own inspector doing the periodic inspections is crazy.

 

[LVSteve]

I hope you recover the refrigerant, all 6 oz. before you put a hole in the ozone!!! Some of those small units have a discharge line that goes around the perimeter of the door, so don't be surprised when you blow a hole in the line. Of course you shut the power off first, I think.
How in the heck do they expect the thing to never break down and someone tries to fix it? Impossible. I hate install guys sometimes!

I think the refrigerant is long gone. Everything ran and there was that tinkling liquid sound from underneath, but no sign of cooling on the the cooling plate. I can see no fitting that you can get at, and the condenser radiator sort of flaps around loose. It is a cheap and nasty device, for sure. Maybe there was a way of getting it working, once you gained access!

 

[Kenna]

This is why all the kitchens we did over the years had the finished flooring run under all the cabinets or the cabinets were set on plywood the thickness of finished floor!!

 

[wood714]

Last house I owned in Ohio I put down a sub floor and tile in the kitchen.

Few years later the dishwasher stopped draining. Bought a new one, but the old one wouldn't come out due to the tile edge.

Washed dishes by hand until the internet became popular and I found out the only thing wrong with the old dishwasher was the drain hose had come loose from the hanger and wasn't in the right position to drain.

I bet the people I sold the house to back in 2001 loved me...unless that old dishwasher is still running.