174 DIY Repair Incoming Water Pipe Leaking 自己修理自来水管漏水

174 DIY Repair Incoming Water Pipe Leaking 自己修理自来水管漏水

I noticed my latest two months' water bill is few ringgit higher than usual. Was it because we had been washing too many bedsheets or towels? How curious.

I also noticed the cement surface near the water meter is a bit wet. I thought it was the water from watering the plants.

On Wednesday, perhaps, why is the cement surface wet when I did not water the plants. Take a look carefully, eee, the soil below water meter is wet wet wet. After a slight digging and it becomes a small pond.

The pipes exposed on top of surface do not has any signs of leakage, it must be underground leak.

So I made a complaint to SAJ, hopefully SAJ will send their expert to check ASAP. However, after two days of waiting, nothing happen. No feedback too.

So I called the hotline to follow up. It won't be fun if the leak becomes bigger and bigger.

Call get through, I mentioned my report#, the lady over the other end said their expert had come to check, and it is the part after the meter that leaked. Meaning the owner need to get a plumber to fix it.

That is terrible as I know no plumber. Maybe I should ask my neighbours.

Why don't you DIY? No plumber would come to repair such small job. Even if they come, wouldn't you feel painful if they are going to charge RM200? You see, you see, I already modified my one. Looked at his one, modified too. (Hey, why all the faulty part are after the meter? Like magic.)

My neighbour said why don't you dig the soil and see the pipe. If it is too serious, then he can help to repair.

Well, alright then.

And voila.

My neighbour said, oh that is easy. Just dismantle the plastic and replace with a new one. I can lend you the spanner if you need it.

Time was about 7pm. Better do it tomorrow. Just shut tight the valve, lest it continue to leak or burst.

The nest morning, I took the tools I have and, gulped, try to dismantle the thing. Then I went to hardware shop to buy a new one.

Then I tried to fix the thing. Too afraid it will leak if too loose, also afraid it will crack if too tight.

Try to loosen the valve, and heng ah, no leak. Means I made it lah. Maybe I should monitor few more days before putting the soil back.

Hopefully all went well. The cost RM2.30. Time taken was about 1 hour.

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发现最近这两个月的水费高了几元。是最近常洗床单毛巾吗？真好奇。

有注意到靠近水表的地上有点湿湿的，还以为是每次浇花时的水。

上个星期三吧，明明没有浇花，怎么水表附近的地上，还是湿湿的。仔细仔细的看，咦水表正下方的泥地湿漉漉的。稍微挖一挖，哇，成了小水池了。

凡是曝露在上的水管根本没有滴水的痕迹，看来地下水管漏水了吧。

于是就跟水务局投诉水管漏水，希望水务局快快来查看修理。等了两天，怎么没人来修理。也没有收到水务局的回复。

于是播打水务局的投诉热线，想知道怎么行动那么慢呀。万一水管越爆越大可怎办呢？

电话通了，报了投诉报告的号码，电话那头说噢，我们的人去看啦，漏水的那部分是属于过了水表的那段，屋主要自己找水喉佬修理喔。

哎呀，那可糟糕了。我没有认识的水喉佬啊。去隔壁邻居问问吧。

哎呀，自己修理吧！没有水喉佬愿意来修理这种小case的生意。而且就算来了，开价200元，你不牙痛吗？你来看，我家的自己改装了。那家的也是改装了。（咦，怎么要坏不坏，坏的全都是过了水表这边？？真神奇了。）

邻居说你把泥土都挖掉，看哪里漏水。如果真的很严重，才帮你做做看吧。

好吧，卷起袖子吧。

成绩揭晓。

邻居说，哎呀，很简单啦，去买那个塑胶来换就可以了。要家私头的话，可以借你。

看看要7点晚上了，明天早上才去买吧。把自来水锁紧免得继续漏水，或者爆得更厉害。

隔天早上，拿了家里的家私头，战战兢兢的拆了塑胶。然后去五金店买了新的。

又战战兢兢的装了上去。既怕锁不紧漏水，又怕锁太紧塑胶会裂掉。

试试看打开自来水开关，兴啊，没有漏水。完成咯。先别把泥土盖回去，多观察两天吧。

希望一切顺利。那粒塑胶花费 RM2.30。时间大概一个小时。

173 Intercostal muscle pain after pull ups 引体向上导致肋间肌受伤

173 Intercostal muscle pain after pull ups 引体向上导致肋间肌受伤

I bought a new toy —— two 3kg ankle weight. 

Then I used them to do side to side pull ups. And guess what I got rib pain when I did left side pull ups, while right side was perfectly all right.

I think it was on the third day, maybe, my rib was painful when I lie down or when I do deep chest breath. I thought chest muscle must have been stretched. On the fourth day, maybe, I can feel pain even when doing standing chest breathing or sneezing.

Then I tried to feel where is the pain, I realised it was the muscle between one of the rib with rib above and below it. Painful when I press it, deep breathing, getting up, turning my body, or when I raised my arm that pulled the relevant muscle. But then pain is minimal if I lean forward to do deep breath or sneeze.

Then I google for “rib pain after pull ups”. I realised it was intercostal muscle pain caused by pull ups. Nothing can be done except try not to further aggravate the injury, apply some ointment before sleep, and let the muscle to recover.

Dragon boat players were said to easily prone to such injury especially during the intensive training before a competition.

It is very inconvenient because a lot of things cannot do. Try not to stretch the intercostal muscle. Many actions that involved pulling cannot be performed because of pain.

Today is perhaps the tenth days? I think I feel slightly better this morning. The pain when doing standing deep breathing seems like reduce by a lot. Hopefully the recovery has started.

The last time I stretched my wrist, now I stretched my intercostal muscle. I must not get injured again.

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最近买了新玩具——各3公斤的脚踝负重带。然后就带着它们做 side to side 引体向上。谁知第二天再做左边引体向上时，肋骨尽然会痛，右边没事。

到了第三吧，躺着要睡觉或做深胸式呼吸时，胸部觉得会痛。那时以为是胸部肌肉被拉到了。到第四天吧，不止躺着要睡觉或做深胸式呼吸时，连站着做深胸式呼吸、打喷嚏时，胸部也会觉得会痛。

然后就尝试摸摸看哪里痛，最终发觉是某一根肋骨跟上下肋骨之间的肌肉会痛。按着会痛，躺着深呼吸会痛，早上要起身会痛，翻身会痛，举手拉到相关肌肉也会痛。但向前倾斜深呼吸、打喷嚏就不大会痛。

过后上网搜“rib pain after pull ups”，发觉原来是引体向上导致肋间肌受伤了。什么也不能做，只能尽量不去扯到胸部的肌肉，临睡前涂跌打药酒，以便肋间肌可以慢慢修复。

据说划龙舟运动员在临比赛前的集训，因为必须划百次、千次也为导致肋间肌受伤。

很多动作不能做啊。尽量不再去拉到肋间肌。生活中很多必须拉扯的动作都不能做，会痛。

今天是第几天，第十天吗，早上起身觉得好像有稍微减轻了。站着做深呼吸似乎比较痛感减少很多。希望就此慢慢好转了。

上次拗到手腕，这次拉上肋间肌，不可以乱乱来了。