I understand that Grumpy. For instance, waaaay back in the beginning of time here I needed to have a toilet reset. I talked to a friend who said hers was around 4 so, I figured mine would be the same. Her plumber was no longer in existence so I had to use another. I called a different plumber and told him I needed it to be reset and asked the price. He said, " don't worry." Well, Grumpy---I thought to myself, what exactly does that mean? I thought should I ask him again, and I did. He said again, " don't worry." Oooook... I didn't worry.
He came and reset the toilet. I had 500 on me thinking that would be enough. Well, not so... He stood there at my diningroom table and wrote me out a bill for a reset of 850 bucks. I stood there and told him, " wow, 850 for only a reset??" ( nothing else was done)
He said, " that is my charge." I said, " well, I can give you 5 right now and mail you a check next payday." He looked really really shocked, so I told him, " don't worry."
Terry's note:
I install toilets like the one Cookie had reset.
Complete toilet, with seat and installation, $407.00
Reset of toilet, $125.00
I would say the plumber that Cookie had must have been charging for the entire day.
It must of been the only plumbing call he had at that rate.
Hi Terry,
Just a note, that he did not replace the toilet. He just reset it. That was it. Sad, eh.