It's Not Americas Home Place without Plumbing Problems

We moved into our new home to find out that there were several not-so obvious issues with the plumbing.

First, the kitchen sink faucet was never connected to the hot and cold water, so when the valves were turned on, it caused a small flood under the sink.

The second problem we encountered was the washing machine hookup. The nuts holding the turn-off valves were broken, so they were glued together with liquid nails and the walls were closed up so no one would know it was an issue—until, of course, we tried to use the washing machine.

Second, the dishwasher was never leveled and was pushed forward at a 15-degree angle and couldn't get Americas Home Place to fix it for over 12 months. When they finally got a plumber, rather than an Americas Home Place handi-man, it was found that the dishwasher outlet hose was wedged between the dishwasher and the wall, so every time we closed the dishwasher door, it caused stress on the door and the hose.

After months of not having a hot shower or bath, Americas Home Place kept saying to up the temperature on the hot water heater. They finally paid a real plumber, of our choice to look at the problem. The plumber found two problems (1) the hot water pipes were not insulated, and (2) the scauld hot feature had never been adjusted on any of the shower faucets or bathtubs.