> Because of course everyone carries a stock of washers I was taught that you should always have a set in the toolbox... > And of course you can shut down the

> Because of course everyone carries a stock of washers I was taught that you should always have a set in the toolbox... > And of course you can shut down the water to the faucet at a moments notice I was under the impression that even apartment/units have a separate water main valve to isolate the individual unit? My previous places did, although I more frequently rent houses. > And the replacements never fail They honestly rarely do fail when you put a fresh washer in. > And obviously everyone has time to do such a project the moment the drips start It honestly takes so little time to change a washer, I'm surprised that you've made such a long post about it, haha. A tap is a machine with one moving part... It's pretty straight forward and you can change a washer in like a minute.